On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Brian Windhorst and JJ Redick discuss the Phoenix Suns’ trade for Bradley Beal.
0:00 Stephen A.’s take
2:00 JJ’s take on the Suns’ new big 3
7:30 The state of the Suns
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28 Comments
I aint never seen a team with 5 players in the luxury tax
what have these teams learned… evidently nothing. it didnt work in New York, Los Angeles, suns are too top heavy theyre gonna get bounced in the 2nd round.
Stupid trade
I don't like this either for the suns. Credit they went for it..but it's 3 guys who all do the same.
The Suns still has not learned that the Lebron effect of super teams is old news and will not work, super teams are really just individuals taking turns shooting not really playing as a Team!
This Big 3 is WAY better than Brooklyn’s was.
😂😂 suns still won’t win a championship
They should have traded CPthrizzle for bench depth. That makes more sense. Depth and defenders.
“When kd is healthy he’s that dude” just got smacked out of the playoffs 2 years in a row.. and the sweep by Boston was embarrassing
Imagine making 46million dollars a year😮. Like what
Phoenix did score on the nuggets with booker and kd putting crazy numbers….but ultimately they cannot sustain it, how is beal helping?? W for Wiz
Feels desperate, they still won't be able to stop Denver. Nuggets humiliated all these teams trying to build a team with they're wallets instead of their brain.
💡 word is out that the GSW actually declined Curry's demand for a NTC in his 4y extension deal a couple years ago
So…no, not that of a feat for BB and his camp to have done this in a small market like D.C. And yes GA in Milwaukee, another small market, could be in a good position to get one as well
At the end of the day, it's all and, always, about leverage
Wait last season Stephen A said the suns were the team to beat now he’s sold lol . If Beal had went to the Lakers he’d say they are the favorites 😂😂 defense is so overrated in the NBA why do the media say they gave up up all their young players to get KD that’s not true they gave up 2 players who were playing and got 2 back
Sins should get Boogie off the bench for the vet minimum
Jesus Christ, they already forgot the word "Denver"
he definitely should’ve went to the heat IN MY OPINION, i feel like it would’ve been the better option i mean miami just made it to the finals and it’s clear all they need is a prominent scorer to get pass that hump, beal would’ve been that scorer but hopefully they can steal dame from portland,
Suns are still losing to Jokic in the second round
I 100% think if ayton puts up a better fight against giannis in the finals several seasons of the NBA look way different
Anyone that tattoos up their body is a low IQ idiot. That will translate on the court or personal life. Pass
Me either kd is not a great player. Sun's next year not doing nothing.
I don't like the move at all. Beal and Booker are the same player.
Who will take the back seat. 4 allstar
It's going to be a failure. The suns have no bench, KD and Beal are injury prone. This is the Nets all over again.
Suns problem after the trade deadline was DEPTH
Suns answer to that…. lets add another cap eating superstar
🤣😂😂🤣
I hate the Suns but this was a great move by them.
Wizards Receive:
Chris Paul
Landry Shamet
Multiple second-round picks
Multiple pick-swaps
CP3 wasn't helping them out and the CP3, Shamet and the second round picks with the swaps for Beal gets them closer to contending than keeping what they gave up.
Kendrick Perkins doesnt want to acknowledge jokic and the nuggets. the reason embiid got the mvp was cuz perk said the voters were racist if they gave jokic a 3rd mvp
KD not too 20 all time.