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Brandon Miller out for the season. Hard to know if they have much to build around when your young guys are always getting hurt.
Injuries suck but still have a nice base with Ball/Miller/Williams along with moveable contracts on their roster to improve it. Ball is quietly IMO 4th in the NBA in PPG. I think his shooting efficiency will improve as he gets better talent around him.

Flagg/Harper will fit in anywhere but would look amazing there.
 
Gobert might be the only one who genuinely stymies Jokic. His end of game numbers will look good because of his greatness, but Gobert makes Jokic labor. Nothing comes as easy as it does against everyone else.
 
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Wolves look great and destroy Denver. This sets them up well for a loss against Atlanta in a couple of days because that is what they do.
 
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Bronny 31 last night?
We're talking about the G league in here?
Yes, move the goalposts. I’m old enough to remember the he couldn’t even start for a bad college team arguments.
He's averaging 14 ppg on 36.6% FG and 21.2% from 3. He's averaging less than two FT attempts per game, and he's got a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio. I'm not sure he'd be starting on a good college team right now.
 
Bronny 31 last night?
We're talking about the G league in here?
Yes, move the goalposts. I’m old enough to remember the he couldn’t even start for a bad college team arguments.
He's averaging 14 ppg on 36.6% FG and 21.2% from 3. He's averaging less than two FT attempts per game, and he's got a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio. I'm not sure he'd be starting on a good college team right now.
Those are just his stats from the tip off tournament. Since then, he’s gotten more into a groove and gone 23/6/5 with 2stl and 2to on 43/46/89 shooting. Super small sample size and yeah it’s just G league, but he’s been getting more comfortable and aggressive out there from what I’ve heard.

He’s nowhere near even being a fringe rotation NBA player, but he’s doing about as well as a late second rounder can be expected.
 
Bronny 31 last night?
We're talking about the G league in here?
Yes, move the goalposts. I’m old enough to remember the he couldn’t even start for a bad college team arguments.
He's averaging 14 ppg on 36.6% FG and 21.2% from 3. He's averaging less than two FT attempts per game, and he's got a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio. I'm not sure he'd be starting on a good college team right now.
Those are just his stats from the tip off tournament. Since then, he’s gotten more into a groove and gone 23/6/5 with 2stl and 2to on 43/46/89 shooting. Super small sample size and yeah it’s just G league, but he’s been getting more comfortable and aggressive out there from what I’ve heard.

He’s nowhere near even being a fringe rotation NBA player, but he’s doing about as well as a late second rounder can be expected.
Good catch. The tip off tournament was 7 games and the stats you are talking about are only from the last 3 games, so in my defense the overall numbers still stink. In any event, I agree with your conclusion, he's doing exactly what we'd expect the 55th pick to do. But IIRC most people didn't have a problem with him being taken at the end of the second round; some people in the debate Capella is referencing were trying to justify him as a first rounder when that was the rumor pre-draft.
 
Cavs have lost 3 in a row? Is Mitchell or Mobley hurt?

ETA: Looks like Mobley was out for the first 2, but they were at full strength last night. 2 losses were vs Rockets.
 
Cavs have lost 3 in a row? Is Mitchell or Mobley hurt?

ETA: Looks like Mobley was out for the first 2, but they were at full strength last night. 2 losses were vs Rockets.
OKC has lost 2 of their last 4. It happens. Middle of the season malaise coupled with guys being tired and banged up
 
Cavs have lost 3 in a row? Is Mitchell or Mobley hurt?

ETA: Looks like Mobley was out for the first 2, but they were at full strength last night. 2 losses were vs Rockets.
OKC has lost 2 of their last 4. It happens. Middle of the season malaise coupled with guys being tired and banged up

OKC faces one of the HOTTEST teams in the Associaition today!


I'll be taking the Thunder -13 though....
 
Cavs have lost 3 in a row? Is Mitchell or Mobley hurt?

ETA: Looks like Mobley was out for the first 2, but they were at full strength last night. 2 losses were vs Rockets.
OKC has lost 2 of their last 4. It happens. Middle of the season malaise coupled with guys being tired and banged up
Well that's what happens when you mess with Dallas. Even down 3-5 players including an MVP candidate lol.
 
Rockets win in Cleveland.

Amen The GOAT with 23-14-10 along with his usual elite defense. Winning. Basketball. Player. Dude is special.

Sure glad Portland drafted a super athletic guard who can't shoot instead of Amen.
I still really like Scoot. Obviously not as much as much as Amen who has the upside to be amongst the best in the game with what he brings on D. I think they've just got to go through the lumps with Scoot being 20 years old. He's a absolutely shown high upside flashes.

Portland is just a mess with what they're doing. Grant and Ayton are awful. Blazers have found out the same thing the Suns did....Ayton has no motor. Way too soft way too often. Makes zero difference on either end.

After the deadline, whether they're able to deal Grant/Ayton/Simons or not......Play Scoot. Play Sharpe. Play Clingan. You already know what you have with Grant/Ayton....not much. Still like pieces Blazers have...just let them play and go through their growing pains now. Give the 2nd half to see if Scoot can run the show. Particularly when they're looking at a top 10 pick with a bunch of very good looking guards in that window
 
Cavs have lost 3 in a row? Is Mitchell or Mobley hurt?

ETA: Looks like Mobley was out for the first 2, but they were at full strength last night. 2 losses were vs Rockets.
I was wary of that stretch anyway, 3 games in 4 days, all with travel, but figured home with Mobley back was the get-right spot. He didn't look comfortable though. On either side of the floor. Hope they're not rushing him, no need to.
 
The Cavs are 1 of 15 teams to win at least 35 games at the halfway mark of the season (35-6). Here's what happened to the other 14: 8 won the title, 1 lost the finals, 1 lost in the conference finals, and 4 lost before then.

The Thunder are one of 25 teams to have won 34 games midway through the season. Here's what happened to the other 23 teams: 11 won the title, 2 lost in the finals, 6 lost in the conference finals, and 4 lost before then.

I am guessing that does not include disrupted seasons when the league did not play 82 games.

There were 67 teams besides CLE and OKC to have 9 or fewer losses at mid-season. 29 of them went on to win the title.

Over the last 10 seasons, based on record at the halfway point, the eventual champion had a Top 3 record at that point 9 times. The one exception was the Bucks in 2021 in a shortened season. They were 6th. If we counted that season as a full season, they had a 27-14 record after 41 games . . . which was the worst record of those 10 title winners. Denver 2023 had the next worst record at the midpoint at 28-13 and had the 2nd best record at that time.

Bottom line, in the past 10 seasons, the eventually champion in 9 of the past 10 years had 13 or fewer losses at midseason and had no worse than the 3rd best record. If things follow that pattern, the teams that met that criteria this season were the Cavs (35-6 / 1st), Thunder (34-7 / 2nd), and BOS (29-12 / 3rd).
 
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It'd be funny if the unmovable Beal was moved for Lavine who the Bulls haven't been able to move for years.. That's the only scenario I've ever thought the Suns could get off Beal. Suns are so limited as a 2nd apron team.

Problem for Suns they'd still be built around 3 scorers with overlapping talents with minimal defense. Still, I'd move Beal for Lavine all day.

Wouldn't be a surprise at all if Beal said no to a trade and remained content coming off bench in Phoenix. This is the same guy that wanted a no-trade to remain in Washington....
I would guess there is about a 0% chance that the Bulls would be interested
On his podcast, Windhorst said the Bulls have had conversations with the Suns about Beal. Apparently there is some interest although particulars aren’t known and we’re talking about a three or four team deal. There is a connection with Beal from Donovan and Florida but Beal agreeing would be surprising to me.
 
It'd be funny if the unmovable Beal was moved for Lavine who the Bulls haven't been able to move for years.. That's the only scenario I've ever thought the Suns could get off Beal. Suns are so limited as a 2nd apron team.

Problem for Suns they'd still be built around 3 scorers with overlapping talents with minimal defense. Still, I'd move Beal for Lavine all day.

Wouldn't be a surprise at all if Beal said no to a trade and remained content coming off bench in Phoenix. This is the same guy that wanted a no-trade to remain in Washington....
I would guess there is about a 0% chance that the Bulls would be interested
On his podcast, Windhorst said the Bulls have had conversations with the Suns about Beal. Apparently there is some interest although particulars aren’t known and we’re talking about a three or four team deal. There is a connection with Beal from Donovan and Florida but Beal agreeing would be surprising to me.
Unless there is significant compensation coming back to Chicago (like more than those three ****ty picks that PHX has), this is a terrible idea. Beal is unequivocally the worst contract in the NBA.

Who even has the second worst contract? Simmons held the crown but he's in the final year so it's no longer top 10. Jerami Grant? Embiid? I would have had Murray in the conversation a month ago but it's more just bad than awful as he is playing now. Kawhi has to be in the conversation. Ayton gets a mention but he's only got one year after this. Same goes for Rozier. LaVine is still up there but at least he is playing at a near AS level. Paul George is old and is playing like ****. I think Bam will rebound with his play but as it stands his contract is terrible. Jordan Poole has probably played himself out of the conversation. MPJ is overpaid and will always have back concerns but is still a valuable player.

I think I would have it:
Tier 1 - Beal
Tier 2 - George, Kawhi, Grant
Tier 3 - Embiid, MPJ, LaVine
Dishonorable Mentions - Ayton, Rozier, KAT (best player in 2025 on this list but his contract is massive), Murray (he might play himself out of this), Simmons (most overpaid in 2025 by a large margin), Patrick Williams (the money is less devastating but I'm not sure he is a rotation player), Khris Middleton (only one more year after this), Tobias Harris (only one year after this), Kyle Kuzma (he would be Tier 3 if it didn't descend, Marcus Smart (one more year)
Some contracts to keep an eye on - Poole, Bam, Jaylen Brown (so much money), Rudy Gobert, Brandon Ingram's next contract, Jrue Holiday, Jaden McDaniels, Dejounte Murray, Aaron Gordon, Alex Caruso, Dillon Brooks, Quickley, Andrew Wiggins, Isaac
 
It'd be funny if the unmovable Beal was moved for Lavine who the Bulls haven't been able to move for years.. That's the only scenario I've ever thought the Suns could get off Beal. Suns are so limited as a 2nd apron team.

Problem for Suns they'd still be built around 3 scorers with overlapping talents with minimal defense. Still, I'd move Beal for Lavine all day.

Wouldn't be a surprise at all if Beal said no to a trade and remained content coming off bench in Phoenix. This is the same guy that wanted a no-trade to remain in Washington....
I would guess there is about a 0% chance that the Bulls would be interested
On his podcast, Windhorst said the Bulls have had conversations with the Suns about Beal. Apparently there is some interest although particulars aren’t known and we’re talking about a three or four team deal. There is a connection with Beal from Donovan and Florida but Beal agreeing would be surprising to me.
Unless there is significant compensation coming back to Chicago (like more than those three ****ty picks that PHX has), this is a terrible idea. Beal is unequivocally the worst contract in the NBA.

Who even has the second worst contract? Simmons held the crown but he's in the final year so it's no longer top 10. Jerami Grant? Embiid? I would have had Murray in the conversation a month ago but it's more just bad than awful as he is playing now. Kawhi has to be in the conversation. Ayton gets a mention but he's only got one year after this. Same goes for Rozier. LaVine is still up there but at least he is playing at a near AS level. Paul George is old and is playing like ****. I think Bam will rebound with his play but as it stands his contract is terrible. Jordan Poole has probably played himself out of the conversation. MPJ is overpaid and will always have back concerns but is still a valuable player.

I think I would have it:
Tier 1 - Beal
Tier 2 - George, Kawhi, Grant
Tier 3 - Embiid, MPJ, LaVine
Dishonorable Mentions - Ayton, Rozier, KAT (best player in 2025 on this list but his contract is massive), Murray (he might play himself out of this), Simmons (most overpaid in 2025 by a large margin), Patrick Williams (the money is less devastating but I'm not sure he is a rotation player), Khris Middleton (only one more year after this), Tobias Harris (only one year after this), Kyle Kuzma (he would be Tier 3 if it didn't descend, Marcus Smart (one more year)
Some contracts to keep an eye on - Poole, Bam, Jaylen Brown (so much money), Rudy Gobert, Brandon Ingram's next contract, Jrue Holiday, Jaden McDaniels, Dejounte Murray, Aaron Gordon, Alex Caruso, Dillon Brooks, Quickley, Andrew Wiggins, Isaac

Solid list. Zion deserves mentioning but IIRC the Pels have some option to opt out
 
It'd be funny if the unmovable Beal was moved for Lavine who the Bulls haven't been able to move for years.. That's the only scenario I've ever thought the Suns could get off Beal. Suns are so limited as a 2nd apron team.

Problem for Suns they'd still be built around 3 scorers with overlapping talents with minimal defense. Still, I'd move Beal for Lavine all day.

Wouldn't be a surprise at all if Beal said no to a trade and remained content coming off bench in Phoenix. This is the same guy that wanted a no-trade to remain in Washington....
I would guess there is about a 0% chance that the Bulls would be interested
On his podcast, Windhorst said the Bulls have had conversations with the Suns about Beal. Apparently there is some interest although particulars aren’t known and we’re talking about a three or four team deal. There is a connection with Beal from Donovan and Florida but Beal agreeing would be surprising to me.
Unless there is significant compensation coming back to Chicago (like more than those three ****ty picks that PHX has), this is a terrible idea. Beal is unequivocally the worst contract in the NBA.

Who even has the second worst contract? Simmons held the crown but he's in the final year so it's no longer top 10. Jerami Grant? Embiid? I would have had Murray in the conversation a month ago but it's more just bad than awful as he is playing now. Kawhi has to be in the conversation. Ayton gets a mention but he's only got one year after this. Same goes for Rozier. LaVine is still up there but at least he is playing at a near AS level. Paul George is old and is playing like ****. I think Bam will rebound with his play but as it stands his contract is terrible. Jordan Poole has probably played himself out of the conversation. MPJ is overpaid and will always have back concerns but is still a valuable player.

I think I would have it:
Tier 1 - Beal
Tier 2 - George, Kawhi, Grant
Tier 3 - Embiid, MPJ, LaVine
Dishonorable Mentions - Ayton, Rozier, KAT (best player in 2025 on this list but his contract is massive), Murray (he might play himself out of this), Simmons (most overpaid in 2025 by a large margin), Patrick Williams (the money is less devastating but I'm not sure he is a rotation player), Khris Middleton (only one more year after this), Tobias Harris (only one year after this), Kyle Kuzma (he would be Tier 3 if it didn't descend, Marcus Smart (one more year)
Some contracts to keep an eye on - Poole, Bam, Jaylen Brown (so much money), Rudy Gobert, Brandon Ingram's next contract, Jrue Holiday, Jaden McDaniels, Dejounte Murray, Aaron Gordon, Alex Caruso, Dillon Brooks, Quickley, Andrew Wiggins, Isaac
Three ****ty firsts seems like a fair return to go from tier 3 to tier 1. Same contract lengths and player options last year. If the Bulls could get that (plus maybe offload a bad and/or expiring contract), I'd do that trade. But Miami will need to be paid too and I don't think there will be enough to go around.

That said, though, I can totally see the Bulls doing this for less compensation and trying to sell the fans on how good of a leader Beal will be.

Probably all moot though. Beal would probably say no and it's so hard to work out these multi-team deals.
 
It'd be funny if the unmovable Beal was moved for Lavine who the Bulls haven't been able to move for years.. That's the only scenario I've ever thought the Suns could get off Beal. Suns are so limited as a 2nd apron team.

Problem for Suns they'd still be built around 3 scorers with overlapping talents with minimal defense. Still, I'd move Beal for Lavine all day.

Wouldn't be a surprise at all if Beal said no to a trade and remained content coming off bench in Phoenix. This is the same guy that wanted a no-trade to remain in Washington....
I would guess there is about a 0% chance that the Bulls would be interested
On his podcast, Windhorst said the Bulls have had conversations with the Suns about Beal. Apparently there is some interest although particulars aren’t known and we’re talking about a three or four team deal. There is a connection with Beal from Donovan and Florida but Beal agreeing would be surprising to me.
Unless there is significant compensation coming back to Chicago (like more than those three ****ty picks that PHX has), this is a terrible idea. Beal is unequivocally the worst contract in the NBA.

Who even has the second worst contract? Simmons held the crown but he's in the final year so it's no longer top 10. Jerami Grant? Embiid? I would have had Murray in the conversation a month ago but it's more just bad than awful as he is playing now. Kawhi has to be in the conversation. Ayton gets a mention but he's only got one year after this. Same goes for Rozier. LaVine is still up there but at least he is playing at a near AS level. Paul George is old and is playing like ****. I think Bam will rebound with his play but as it stands his contract is terrible. Jordan Poole has probably played himself out of the conversation. MPJ is overpaid and will always have back concerns but is still a valuable player.

I think I would have it:
Tier 1 - Beal
Tier 2 - George, Kawhi, Grant
Tier 3 - Embiid, MPJ, LaVine
Dishonorable Mentions - Ayton, Rozier, KAT (best player in 2025 on this list but his contract is massive), Murray (he might play himself out of this), Simmons (most overpaid in 2025 by a large margin), Patrick Williams (the money is less devastating but I'm not sure he is a rotation player), Khris Middleton (only one more year after this), Tobias Harris (only one year after this), Kyle Kuzma (he would be Tier 3 if it didn't descend, Marcus Smart (one more year)
Some contracts to keep an eye on - Poole, Bam, Jaylen Brown (so much money), Rudy Gobert, Brandon Ingram's next contract, Jrue Holiday, Jaden McDaniels, Dejounte Murray, Aaron Gordon, Alex Caruso, Dillon Brooks, Quickley, Andrew Wiggins, Isaac

Solid list. Zion deserves mentioning but IIRC the Pels have some option to opt out
Here is how is contract works (it is almost certainly unguaranteed for 2025-26):
  • 20% of 2025-26 salary becomes guaranteed if passes all six of his weigh-in checkpoints during the 2024-25 season (less than 295 lbs plus some sort of body fat measurement)
  • 40% of 2025-26 salary becomes guaranteed if plays >= 41 games during 2024-25 season, additional 20% if plays >= 51 games, remaining 20% if plays >= 61 games.
    • Salaries for 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons can be re-guaranteed if above metrics are hit the season prior
There are also protections based on re-inuring his right foot.
 
It'd be funny if the unmovable Beal was moved for Lavine who the Bulls haven't been able to move for years.. That's the only scenario I've ever thought the Suns could get off Beal. Suns are so limited as a 2nd apron team.

Problem for Suns they'd still be built around 3 scorers with overlapping talents with minimal defense. Still, I'd move Beal for Lavine all day.

Wouldn't be a surprise at all if Beal said no to a trade and remained content coming off bench in Phoenix. This is the same guy that wanted a no-trade to remain in Washington....
I would guess there is about a 0% chance that the Bulls would be interested
On his podcast, Windhorst said the Bulls have had conversations with the Suns about Beal. Apparently there is some interest although particulars aren’t known and we’re talking about a three or four team deal. There is a connection with Beal from Donovan and Florida but Beal agreeing would be surprising to me.
Unless there is significant compensation coming back to Chicago (like more than those three ****ty picks that PHX has), this is a terrible idea. Beal is unequivocally the worst contract in the NBA.

Who even has the second worst contract? Simmons held the crown but he's in the final year so it's no longer top 10. Jerami Grant? Embiid? I would have had Murray in the conversation a month ago but it's more just bad than awful as he is playing now. Kawhi has to be in the conversation. Ayton gets a mention but he's only got one year after this. Same goes for Rozier. LaVine is still up there but at least he is playing at a near AS level. Paul George is old and is playing like ****. I think Bam will rebound with his play but as it stands his contract is terrible. Jordan Poole has probably played himself out of the conversation. MPJ is overpaid and will always have back concerns but is still a valuable player.

I think I would have it:
Tier 1 - Beal
Tier 2 - George, Kawhi, Grant
Tier 3 - Embiid, MPJ, LaVine
Dishonorable Mentions - Ayton, Rozier, KAT (best player in 2025 on this list but his contract is massive), Murray (he might play himself out of this), Simmons (most overpaid in 2025 by a large margin), Patrick Williams (the money is less devastating but I'm not sure he is a rotation player), Khris Middleton (only one more year after this), Tobias Harris (only one year after this), Kyle Kuzma (he would be Tier 3 if it didn't descend, Marcus Smart (one more year)
Some contracts to keep an eye on - Poole, Bam, Jaylen Brown (so much money), Rudy Gobert, Brandon Ingram's next contract, Jrue Holiday, Jaden McDaniels, Dejounte Murray, Aaron Gordon, Alex Caruso, Dillon Brooks, Quickley, Andrew Wiggins, Isaac
Three ****ty firsts seems like a fair return to go from tier 3 to tier 1. Same contract lengths and player options last year. If the Bulls could get that (plus maybe offload a bad and/or expiring contract), I'd do that trade. But Miami will need to be paid too and I don't think there will be enough to go around.

That said, though, I can totally see the Bulls doing this for less compensation and trying to sell the fans on how good of a leader Beal will be.

Probably all moot though. Beal would probably say no and it's so hard to work out these multi-team deals.
If the Bulls trade for him, they should just negotiate a buy out. See if he'll give back $25m or something to have his freedom in the offseason. He isn't going to help them win enough to be useful but he might help them win enough to have the 8th worst record rather than 2nd worst or something next year though.
 
It'd be funny if the unmovable Beal was moved for Lavine who the Bulls haven't been able to move for years.. That's the only scenario I've ever thought the Suns could get off Beal. Suns are so limited as a 2nd apron team.

Problem for Suns they'd still be built around 3 scorers with overlapping talents with minimal defense. Still, I'd move Beal for Lavine all day.

Wouldn't be a surprise at all if Beal said no to a trade and remained content coming off bench in Phoenix. This is the same guy that wanted a no-trade to remain in Washington....
I would guess there is about a 0% chance that the Bulls would be interested
On his podcast, Windhorst said the Bulls have had conversations with the Suns about Beal. Apparently there is some interest although particulars aren’t known and we’re talking about a three or four team deal. There is a connection with Beal from Donovan and Florida but Beal agreeing would be surprising to me.
Unless there is significant compensation coming back to Chicago (like more than those three ****ty picks that PHX has), this is a terrible idea. Beal is unequivocally the worst contract in the NBA.

Who even has the second worst contract? Simmons held the crown but he's in the final year so it's no longer top 10. Jerami Grant? Embiid? I would have had Murray in the conversation a month ago but it's more just bad than awful as he is playing now. Kawhi has to be in the conversation. Ayton gets a mention but he's only got one year after this. Same goes for Rozier. LaVine is still up there but at least he is playing at a near AS level. Paul George is old and is playing like ****. I think Bam will rebound with his play but as it stands his contract is terrible. Jordan Poole has probably played himself out of the conversation. MPJ is overpaid and will always have back concerns but is still a valuable player.

I think I would have it:
Tier 1 - Beal
Tier 2 - George, Kawhi, Grant
Tier 3 - Embiid, MPJ, LaVine
Dishonorable Mentions - Ayton, Rozier, KAT (best player in 2025 on this list but his contract is massive), Murray (he might play himself out of this), Simmons (most overpaid in 2025 by a large margin), Patrick Williams (the money is less devastating but I'm not sure he is a rotation player), Khris Middleton (only one more year after this), Tobias Harris (only one year after this), Kyle Kuzma (he would be Tier 3 if it didn't descend, Marcus Smart (one more year)
Some contracts to keep an eye on - Poole, Bam, Jaylen Brown (so much money), Rudy Gobert, Brandon Ingram's next contract, Jrue Holiday, Jaden McDaniels, Dejounte Murray, Aaron Gordon, Alex Caruso, Dillon Brooks, Quickley, Andrew Wiggins, Isaac
Three ****ty firsts seems like a fair return to go from tier 3 to tier 1. Same contract lengths and player options last year. If the Bulls could get that (plus maybe offload a bad and/or expiring contract), I'd do that trade. But Miami will need to be paid too and I don't think there will be enough to go around.

That said, though, I can totally see the Bulls doing this for less compensation and trying to sell the fans on how good of a leader Beal will be.

Probably all moot though. Beal would probably say no and it's so hard to work out these multi-team deals.
If the Bulls trade for him, they should just negotiate a buy out. See if he'll give back $25m or something to have his freedom in the offseason. He isn't going to help them win enough to be useful but he might help them win enough to have the 8th worst record rather than 2nd worst or something next year though.
That would be weird for Beal to agree to the trade and then give money back -- he'd have to really hate being with the Suns now. Anyway, I think the Bulls would want him to play. Keep in mind that they don't want to go through a full rebuild.
 
If the Bulls trade for him, they should just negotiate a buy out. See if he'll give back $25m or something to have his freedom in the offseason.
Beal isn't making that 25 million back in anyway so I say there is a zero percent chance he gives up anything
 
Beal wanted to stay with the ****hole Bullets and negotiated a no trade clause. Despite them going absolutely nowhere

Doubtful he cares if he spends the rest of his career off the bench in Phoenix as long as the money is still coming in.
 
This HOU v. BOS game is intense. You can definitely feel the increased stakes with Udoka in the building. Interesting stat is that the Rockets are the best three point shooting team in January after being one of the worst in the league for so long.
 
Lower dollar amount, but Zeke Nnaji deserves to be on the list of worst contracts. Basically 8 mil/year of dead money for the next 4 years.
 

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