06-19-2023, 02:03 PM
(06-19-2023, 02:00 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Cause Stern is not here anymore and nobody respects/fears Silver. This deal is obvious collusion BS and they are simply not afraid. I´m just surprised they haven´t added Gafford and Morris instead.
Obviously the minimum this deal should have been from the Wizards side was
Beal for Ayton + CP3 plus multiple 2nd round picks.
Ayton is obviously a positive asset and Shamet is not. Suns say no, Beal stays in Washington for the rest of his career.
Ayton is definitely more positive than CP3+Shamet, but I understand why the Wizards passed on him. Especially if KP picks up his option to return next year.
But the fact that the Wizards are the ones adding more to the deal vs. the Suns is maddening. The deal isn't complete yet. Perhaps they open it up to a 3rd team where they send Ayton to and the Wizards get stuff in said deal and it all starts to make sense. But as of today this deal wreaks of collusion and nepotism.
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