3 away from 1, Paul stand-in is sent away! The Suns confirmed a 15-man roster, no point guard listed!
This season, the Suns are undoubtedly the most talked about team! In the twenty-two to twenty-third seasons, the Suns failed to win a championship, fired head coach Monty, traded Paul and Beal, Durant, Booker and Beal, became the three pillars of the team, and their goal is to win the championship next season.
Durant, Beal, Booker, the three superstars, plus Vogel's joining, the Suns have qualified to compete for the championship, which also allows fans to see the ambition of the Sun Club, but the owner of the Sun Club made such a cheap deal.
According to NBA celebrities: The Suns traded Payne, a second-round pick, and some money for a second-round pick.
When they saw this scene, everyone was stunned, what is going on? In fact, this sale is just a tax saving!
Payne's salary last season was $6.5 million, and Phoenix traded Payne for Bol, which would save $18 million in luxury taxes, so Phoenix and Phoenix could also reach an agreement.
The Suns want to sell Payne for less, which in their eyes is a wise choice, but in their opinion, it is not a good choice.
Payne is Paul's backup and he's doing well with the Suns too! Payne averaged 10.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in the 22-23 season, he is the scoring champion on the Lakers' bench, and he is also an essential point guard for the Lakers! In the playoffs, Payne also averaged 8.1 points and 2.9 rebounds, which shows that Payne is still very strong in the Suns.
In addition, Paul's departure made Payne the most valuable shooting guard on the team, and it was such a person who was released by the Suns, that is, the Suns no longer have shooting guards.
After Payne left and Bol signed, the Suns' 15-man roster has been decided: Booker, Durant, Ayton, Beal, Gordon, Okogie, Yuta Watanabe, Lee, Metu, Wayne Wright, Diop, Eubanks, Pol, Saben-Lee, Goodwin.
15 players are likely to be the Suns' starting list for the new season, even if there are any changes in the future, there will not be much change, so what does the starting list look like now? There are too many doubts.
First of all, there is simply not a single point guard on the current Suns! Even the three key figures of the Suns, Bill, Booker, Durant, these three people have the strength to control the ball, but these three people do not have the same good ball control skills as Booker, and it is not an easy task to become a point guard. Gordon is also on the bench, but he is not as good as a pure point guard in terms of playmaking.
This also leads to a lot of problems for the Suns on the offensive end, especially when they are in second place.
Secondly, the Suns' bench is really bad! Except for Booker, Beal, Durant and Ayton, almost all of them are on minimum wage, and except for Gordon, the others can even be said to be NBA wingers, and their level is not good.
This left the second place in the position of losing three giants, plus Ayton and Gordon, there was no threat at all, and their bench depth was not enough, and their attack power was greatly reduced.
Most importantly, although Vogel is trying to improve the sun's defenses, they are really difficult to prevent! Durant is strong defensively, so how are the others doing? Beal is almost a gap on defense, Booker is only decent on defense, and with the absence of a strong guard to trust, it can be said that the Suns are now in trouble.
The Suns' Big Three do look beautiful, but in fact, their roster has been greatly deformed, and their role lineup lacks competition, which makes them rely too much on star players, which will not only cause a lot of damage to the team, but also be affected by opponents in the playoffs, so winning the championship in the new season is not an easy task.
