I don’t know if there are enough basketballs to go around, but my understanding is Booker is going to be more or less the primary ball handler a lot of times. Scotto: The Suns are going to light it up like Times Square on New Year’s Eve with Durant, Booker and Beal. They’re married to this team for a while. In the meantime, they get a soon-to-be 30-year-old three-time All-Star guard. The Suns were thrilled to get off those contracts. He was one of the few bad deals that James Jones made, adding Shamet at three years for $10 million-plus a year. It was either waive and stretch him to create $27 million in salary for the cap or waive and re-sign him to the veteran’s minimum. They weren’t going to keep Paul at $30 million. The fact that they weren’t able to get a quality return back as far as draft pick compensation and players is mind-boggling. Washington’s number one priority was to clear that salary. He’s a terrific dynamic scorer and a three-time All-Star, but he misses a lot of games. Washington wanted off of Beal’s salary, and they wanted off of it badly. Gambadoro: I think the problem was if you waited until after July 1, the trade rules change drastically, so it reduces what can be included in a trade and a much different landscape from when Durant was traded. Was there any reason why you think there was this expedition of moving Beal so quickly with the draft coming up? Scotto: We saw the Brooklyn Nets holding onto Durant for a little bit into the season, and then they were able to get a much better offer than in the months prior. He wanted to come to the Suns and play with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. I’m going to stick with what I’ve been told, and that’s Miami wasn’t that interested in Beal. If Miami was really involved in this and Beal was interested in going there, there’s no way Miami couldn’t have put a better offer on the table than Phoenix. They have their first-round pick this year, they’ve got future first-round picks, and they’ve got more talent to trade. Look at what Miami has in terms of assets. Gambadoro: I believe that Miami was not that interested in Bradley Beal.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |