I'll drive him there
Heat has nothing worth KD. Minny's might be OK. But I think we need to get Beal moved first. Looking at Wizs roster, if they ain't competing for next 2 years yet, they might like Beal better than Poole while grooming young guys. So, Beal/Martin/RO for Poole/Kripert/Holmes/Bey seems to work after passing on Milic's option. They add about 10m for 2026 but say 13m for 28. We gain some flexibility by partition Beal into smaller easier to move deals and go from there.
This Miami deal indicates tanking for 5 seasons at least, yet without our own picks. That's a no go. Beal was supposedly willing to go most places, knowing this Suns roster with him won't achieve anything he hoped for initially. Washington has too many young talents to develop and Poole doesn't have more value than Beal. They have enough cap space and don't really need his salary for trades.
The announcement is dumb but the thought really isn't that far fetched. Booker had one of the most off/strange seasons of his career. He has played next to 2 HOF players and not gotten it done. He is going to command a MASSIVE contract which means you are also taking that on in the future as well. In the 2nd Apron era teams are going to think twice about Super max players level salary players.
Steph + Durant = Title. Booker HOF x2 = zero. Booker is no Curry either.
Prime Steph + Prime Durant and a very good supporting cast = title. Where's Devin's supporting cast? It's far from a sure thing but Prime Lebron MIGHT have been able to carry our roster this season to a title but very few could have and Devin isn't anywhere near that level - even those of us that love him know he's not an MVP let alone generational as Curry, Lebron and maybe KD were.
If we were a KD OK from taking the alleged Warriors deal (KD for Butler/Kuminga/picks), and settling for this dreck, it'll make me even more resentful to KD.
I like Beal, but let's face facts, he didn't play like a future HOF and definitely didn't play up to his contract. Beal was a good role player -- maybe even great if he wasn't injured so much, but the big 3 was never a big 3 this season.
this is not your best work phraz
Swap Steph for Book at we are at least a guaranteed playoff team. Comparing Book's impact to a team verses Steph is inane.
This.
And don't forget Draymond Green. Whether you love the guy or hate him, he was an impact player the likes of which we simply do not have.
I certainly wouldn't equate Booker's impact to Steph's, he's a clear level below him. Maybe I read it wrong though, but I thought it was being argued that GS could have won those two KD titles if Devin were in GS instead of Durant and I could see that happening. Not sure it's a lock but I'd like their chances.
