06-19-2023, 04:15 PM
(06-19-2023, 03:45 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: It was a brilliant move by Washington. Beal's contract averaging over $50m for the next four years is an albatross. Beal's a good player, but not that good. Maybe worth $30m?
Assuming he stays healthy?
A slightly good trade would have been to trade for Ayton plus filler. His $34m/yr. contract only lasts 3 more years. And if he performs at a $20m/yr. level, he's only overpaid by $14m/yr.
But what they did was stellar - trade for Chris Paul and his $30m contract plus neutral Shamet at $10m. Both can be finished in one year. If Shamet actually performs better than his contract, they can keep him up to two additional years for $11m-ish.
Their future has been set free.
It might also be to their advantage for KP to opt out, but even if he doesn't, he'll be off their books in another year.
I couldn't agree more. This deal for Beal was a win for the Wizards. Beal is a decent player with a big name. He has had injury issues as well as being fine with being the "star" for a losing team his whole career. On top of that his deal is a total albatross.
The Suns now have 3 Robins and no Batman. I don't see them winning anything. CP3 is at least a leader. He just couldn't stay healthy.
We didn't make the cut but thanks for all the support!