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The Suns and Wizards made a trade on Sunday, sending Bradley Beal from Washington to Phoenix for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet and some second-round draft picks. It was a move that many saw coming for the last 24-48 hours and begins to alter the landscape in the NBA once again.
The Locked on Nets guys discuss why this trade could end up benefitting the Nets of all teams in the long run and what the Suns being very star top heavy could mean for their future. They also look at how that could impact the Damian Lillard trade market as well.
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Hey everyone. We have a lot to talk about. Didn't expect the Suns with already limited assets to get KD would give up what they had left and they did to acquire Bradley Beal!
What this indicates is Miami wants to get Damian Lillard and Brooklyn faces a big choice.
I'm going to say in the short term the picks Brooklyn got from the Suns might not mean much if they have a better record than us…. Now by 2027-2028 the picks might work in Brooklyn favor. But that's 4-5 years down the line…
Instead of trying to have a better record then Houston now Brooklyn has to worry about competing with the Suns in the short term…
So people as much as you've made known the red flags with Dames contract and age, he's still one of the best scorers in the league and Brooklyn has the assets to get him.
Even if they don't get Dame Brooklyn has options to consider not just with the draft but acquiring one more piece to join the core of Mikal Bridges Cam Johnson and Nic Claxton to create a competitive team….
This draft is going to be very important for Brooklyn's future….
Let's look away from Lillard for a bit because we have talked about the possible packages pros and cons with him already.
Other options Brooklyn would consider are three other players: Jordan Poole Dejounte Murray and Karl Anthony Towns.
Jordan Poole sticks out for many reasons. In his first year he showed explosive scoring skills and was a huge part of the Warriors success in winning a championship.
The second year did not go as planned with the Draymond Green drama, losing his minutes during the season and postseason and showed frustration without having a bigger role.
Brooklyn needs another shot creator and Poole has a four year extension that could match up well with Mikal Bridges Cam Johnson and Nic Claxton eventual contracts as well…
Now with Dejounte Murray he's shown the skills and promise of a scoring guard ready to take that next step. He also comes from a Spurs culture that has roots in Brooklyn. He would fit Brooklyn core of Mikal Bridges Cam Johnson and Nic Claxton age wise and would help provide a good balance. Brooklyn has the 18 million trade exception and some expiring vet contracts to get the possible deal done.
Instead of going for an established all star going after a established hard working player in Dejounte Murray might be the way to go…
Now we look at Karl Anthony Towns. He has the size rebounding scoring skills and ability to takeover a game….
Unfortunately Town's defense hasn't been the best and the Timberwolves look ready to make Anthony Edwards the future to build around.
Brooklyn has the prospects and vets plus some draft compensation to get a deal done. Adding Karl Anthony Towns scoring and size to an improved defensive squad with Mikal Bridges Cam Johnson and Nic Claxton could be a better balance. More importantly Nic Claxton is a better taller defensive center for Karl to play off of and could form a strong combo….
If Brooklyn detracts from Lillard Jordan Poole Dejounte Murray and Karl Anthony Towns are some players Brooklyn could pivot to in building their team up more….
Now as far as draft night goes after the Bradley Beal trade, Brooklyn might really package their 21st and 22nd picks with expiring contracts or some wing players to move up in the draft….
Go get porzingis resigns cam trade for dame we are still young and competitive
There's going to be a ton of panic this summer and the nets need to sitback and find ways to be get as much value that we can extract as possible
Also to say Brooklyn getting Lillard or the other players mentioned wouldn't make them a championship team, look at the Miami Heat: an eighth seed play in team knocked out the Bucks and the Celtics and they lacked the championship bench yet had hard working players. Brooklyn has the hard working skilled players. They are missing that one piece to balance out their new core….
We are basically in a similar position to the Rockets. The Rockets own our picks and we own the Suns picks. We should sell our Vets to desperate teams for picks and young players.
Nets need to trade for jhon collins from atl and build a nice of pure 1b players we don't need a super star we need a super team.
build a great team of 1B no needs for 1A , just a nice 15 man roster
Phoenix got Beal for nothing and hes essentially in his prime at 29. Phoenix is going to be a playoff team for the next 5 years, easy.
Don't under any circumstances trade for Dame. Too old. Stay the course as a rebuilding team. I don't want Dame and would not give up anything of value for him.
I'm more interested in Porzingis for Harris and Dinwiddie and the 22nd pick. Even if it's a rental
No super star let's build a super tean jhon collins, karl towns , with a nice PG oh lets hope ben Simmons come around