TRADE: Beal+ etc. to PHX | CP3+Shamet+6 2nds+4frp swaps to WAS

[MarkAguirreWrathofGod]

This entire deal is super sketchy. Silver has no balls so I don’t expect anything to happen. But Bartelstein’s 33yr old son gets the Suns job in March/April. And two months later the Suns are handed Beal for the low, low price of nada. Not a single first round pick when other teams were offering them. Not even Ayton rerouted for other assets. I’ll bet if the league did the tiniest bit of searching they find the quid pro quo.

So Winger has a mandate to do right by his franchise as GM above all else. Why didn’t he play hardball and say “give us a list of 4-5 teams, and we will get the best deal for both parties. Otherwise, Ted Leonsis and my two predecessors have been MORE than generous giving you every thing you desired money wise. But I didn’t hand you that no-trade clause and won’t pay for that piece of foolishness. You’ll go to one of the 4-5 teams or play for the Wizards next season.”