For the Phoenix Suns, the 22-23 season was undoubtedly an exciting and regrettable season. On the one hand, the addition of Kevin Durant has strengthened the team and pointed to the championship; On the other hand, Paul went injured, Ayton was lost, and Monty Williams was stretched, leaving the Suns eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals. When the dust settles on the NBA championship, the trade market begins to lively, and the series of operations of the Phoenix Suns can be described as quite eye-catching. Monty Williams parted ways with the team, and former Lakers champion coach Frank Vogel joined in the line of fire. Official announcement confirmed, congratulations to the sun! Durant got his wish, the league's first salary, and the championship was stable?
On June 25, 2023, Beijing time, the Washington Wizards and the Phoenix Suns officially reached a deal for Bradley Beal and Chris Paul, the specific transaction plan is: the Suns get guard Bradley Beal, forward Isaiah Todd, guard Jordan Goodwin, and the Washington Wizards get guard Chris Paul, guard Landry Shamet, 6 second-round picks (2024 + 2025 + 2026 + 2027 + 2028 + 2030), 4 first-round picks swap rights (2024 + 2026 + 2028 + 2030), cash. Of course, before the deal was officially announced, Chris Paul had already been traded to the Golden State Warriors.
After the official announcement of the deal with the Wizards, the Phoenix Suns official tweeted a message to welcome Bradley Beal: Welcome Bill to bring extra energy to Phoenix. A three-time All-Star in his career, an average of 30+ points per game in 2 seasons, and a 2020-21 All-NBA Third Team, Bradley Beal can be said to be honorable. Of course, Bradley Beal's biggest regret is that he still failed to lead the team to perform in the playoffs. So far in his career, Bradley Beal has not touched the floor of a divisional final.
Now joining the Phoenix Suns and joining Kevin Durant is undoubtedly a win-win. American media ClutchPoints also posted a video of Durant praising Bradley Beal when he was in the Brooklyn Nets: "He's a Hall of Famer, an All-Star scorer, no, a player, sorry, just calling him a scorer is belittling his ability." Obviously, Durant recognizes Bradley Beal's scoring ability and has been coveting it for a long time. Back in the Nets days, Durant was full of praise for Bradley Beal. Now that the two have gathered in Phoenix, it will be a good story if they can finally win the championship trophy as they wish.
Bradley Beal will form a Big Three with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. The salaries of the three for next season are: Bill $46.74 million, Durant $46.41 million, Booker $36.02 million, all three combined. billion dollars. To tell you the truth, this is a very horrible salary level, which is the salary level of the top three in the league at the moment. Looking at the current NBA, there are even three teams with total salaries that are less than the sum of these three combined, such as the Houston Rockets' $86.04 million, the Oklahoma Thunder's $106 million, and the Indiana Pacers' $121 million. Of course, this is without taking into account DeAndre Ayton's $32.46 million for next season. If Ayton is taken into account, the salary of the Phoenix Suns' Big Four is even more terrifying.
Do you think that the Big Three, which the Suns formed with the first salary in the league, can lead the team to the championship?