The NBA offseason has entered a quiet phase, in fact, most of the free agents have found their home, of course, there are omissions, such as Wood, Oubre and Griffin, I don't know if they will lose their jobs, especially Wood, he is only 27 years old, he is actually facing the embarrassing situation of not having the ball to play. And this offseason, the biggest winners must be the Lakers and the Suns, both teams are actively recruiting, the roster has improved significantly, James has decided not to retire, he will lead the Lakers to continue to attack the championship. For the Suns, they got Beal through a trade, but the outside world is not optimistic about them because the Suns roster still has shortcomings.
For example, point guard, after losing Paul, who will the Suns let play the No. 1 position? Before that, we were all speculating that it was Booker who had the ball and Beal played the No. 2 position, but according to the latest reports, Vogel will let Bill control the ball, Booker quarterback, last season Beal averaged 5.4 assists per game, with some organizational ability. Secondly, the Suns have another question, center Ayton is weak, can he protect the Suns' interior? Looking back at last season, Ayton's defensive ability under the basket is very average, and he has no way to face a strong inside, so Suns fans are worried about the center position, after all, the Suns' outside defense is already very bad, and if the inside is also targeted, then the Suns' overall defense can't be seen.
Ayton's contract is too big for the Suns to trade out, but fortunately they still ushered in a turnaround, according to ESPN, the Suns signed free agent Bol with a 1-year contract, the specific amount was not disclosed, but the probability will be the base salary. The Suns' signing is a god, and Ball is the 44th pick in '19, with a height of 2.18 meters and an arm span of 2.31 meters, and he is very talented physically. In the 22-23 season, Ball played in 70 games for the Magic, averaging 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, which is still based on his limited playing time, and the addition of Ball will greatly improve the Suns' interior defensive ability.
Bol is really worth looking forward to, because he made up for the biggest shortcomings of the Suns, looking forward to the new season, Bol can play Ayton's bench, and even in some games, Bol can directly replace Ayton to start, such as against the Nuggets and Lakers, Boll will start better, he can limit Jokic and thick eyebrows. Although Boll is a center, he is not a traditional center, he can shoot three-pointers, averaging 1.6 three-pointers per game last season, in addition, Boll still has the top finishing ability under the basket, eating pie, back singles, hooks, everything is proficient. There's also the defensive end, with great height and reach, Bol is a top rim guard, defensible in both the No. 4 and No. 5 positions.
Last season, Bol had many amazing performances in many games, such as against the Timberwolves, Bol slammed 26+12+3 (blocks) and beat the opposite Towns out of temper. Another example is against the Pacers, Ball gets 22+11+2 (blocks), 16+11+3 (blocks) against the Lone Ranger, 20+9+2 (blocks) against the Clippers, etc. Boll is tall and has long arms, and his athleticism is not outstanding, but the pile defense is very strong, and it is enough to defend the Sun's interior. And there is another benefit to Boll joining, he may stimulate Ayton, the latter as a champion, talent and potential are undoubted, if Boll can make Ayton better, then the Suns will only be stronger.
So being able to sign Bol with a base salary contract, the Suns really made a lot of money. In addition, the Suns have recently had some operations, they traded Payne + second-round pick + cash to the Spurs for a second round, saving about $18 million in luxury taxes and getting a $6.5 million trade exception, so the Suns can continue to strengthen next. As of now, the Suns' roster is not simple, the roster has Durant, Booker, Beal, Ayton, Roundface Den, Ball, Wayne Wright, Goodwin, Damian Lee, Eubanks, Yuta Watanabe, Metu, Diop, Kamala and Okogie, there are too many people who can play, especially shooters, and the Suns have many players who can shoot three-pointers.
The new owner of the Suns, Ishbeia, really has courage, willing to spend money, using Durant's calling ability, signed a bunch of players in the offseason, the depth of the lineup is very strong, Durant really gambled right, although he lost to the Nuggets last season, but that was because of Paul's injury, and looking forward to the new season, the Suns solved all the shortcomings, Durant undoubtedly ushered in a good opportunity to compete for the championship, joining the Suns is the most correct choice, if you play with the Nuggets again, lose Brown and Jeff Green, the Nuggets are no longer the Suns' opponent. There is only one suspense left in the West, and that is who can beat the Sun? Can the Lakers do it?