BREAKING: The Washington Wizards are trading three-time All-Star Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, second-rounders

[Piff Perkins]

If you're a Miami fan how can you blame Riley? This stinks of collusion and you can't force a team to take your (good) offer over another team's (meh) offer.

 

[Elim Garak]

You couldn't let Beal walk away for nothing. Where they messed up at was giving him the NTC.

Yes the hell you could. The team didn't even make the playoffs with him except that one year with Westbrook.

 

[Dwight Howard]

Kd, Booker, and Beal are all the same player

This doesn't move the needle at all

This like saying Kobe, Vince, and McGrady wouldn't work cause they played similar

 

[MarcP]

Chris Haynes is Dame's mouth piece btw so if he's actually going to move he'll be the one to have the story first.

 

[Crack Daniels]

Giving Beal that NTC was malpractice. Couldn’t even get 1st when we all knew he wouldn’t last the duration of that contract

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I'm glad this happened though because it will make Phoenix's eventual playoff exit even funnier Lol

 

[DoubleJ13]

Figured Washington would run it back 1 more year & then move everybody to try & maximize whatever value they could get, then they traded Beal for Shamet & some 2nds


Woj just recently talking about there being no real market for Ayton & now he's the only shot at getting the Suns any kind of depth beyond minimum dudes chasing a ring.

 

[Braman]

I literally let out a ‘ahh hell nah’

Bro WHAT!!!!

Yo fukk Kevin Durant!

2ns, the wizards 2 years ago could have got a Gobert level deal for Beal now they trade him now as a buyout and 2nd rounders WOW

 

[SchoolboyC]

Well they got Beal for nothing basically, upgrading your 3rd star into beal and giving up shamet who might not have even cracked your playoff rotation is a win

They'll have to see if some team will give up 2 to 3 decent roleplayers for ayton

Any team would pick Beal over CP3/Shamet but tying up $150 million a year in 3 players may not be the best strategy when you’re already low on depth and draft capital

 

[Big Boss]

I see NBA FO's are still behind on realizing this ain't the way anymore.

You can't win without depth and defense no matter how many 'superstars' you have

That super team shyt is DEAD

At the end of the day it's more than one way to win a championship

 

[Left.A1]

Bruh ayton has to be getting moved to get some depth right?

Highly likely they can break his contract down into like 3 role players

 

[tremonthustler1]

Wizards couldn’t even get Ayton? Terrible franchise.

Even so, why would I hand my keys to the franchise to Ayton at this point?


The sad part of this trade is that pundits will thank Washington and say "ok, good, well at least they decided to start over and tank."

The problem is next year's draft SUCKS! It SUCKS


as for the 2nd rounders, while having first rounders is better, teams going forward are gonna have to take the 2nd round seriously now. They have to hit on the 46th pick the way you wanna hit on the 16th pick. If you wanna eventually go the star route or overpay guys, the 2nd rounders have to hit. No more stash guys we never see come over. No more 6'1'' wing guards.

 

[jilla82]

I havent watched Washington in a long ass time...
does Beale move the needle like that!?

 

[FaTaL]

If you're a Miami fan how can you blame Riley? This stinks of collusion and you can't force a team to take your (good) offer over another team's (meh) offer.

beal also made the call where he wanted to go, not much you can do in this situation

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Listen I’m just glad there’s a good portion of you doubting the move. No crying about superteams if/when these guys hoist the trophy then right?

Superteams are lame whether they work or don't lol