On December 17, Beijing time, according to NBA Hall of Fame Shams, Suns guard Beal will miss a few weeks due to a right ankle injury. In the past five seasons, Beal has missed more than 140 games combined. Although it can't be said that the vitreous constitution is made, it is also stop-and-go.
The Suns played the Knicks last time, at the beginning of the first quarter, Beal stepped on DiVincenzo's heel when he shot on the ground. Bilwei suffered a foot injury and retired early. Suns coach Vogel revealed that Beal had a negative X-ray of his right ankle (no structural damage). Beal returned to play 2 games and was injured again.
Why have the Suns been so unlucky lately? Durant responded, "Do you believe in bad luck? I don't think so." Bad things always happen, and that's part of life. "I'm disappointed for Beal, it's been a frustrating injury season for him," Vogel said. I'm sure Bill will be back soon......"
The Suns are currently 10th in the West with 13 wins and 12 losses, and there is no hope of competing for the championship at all. Beal played in just six games due to injury, averaging 25.2 minutes per game, 14.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 2.3 turnovers while shooting 44.9%, 42.9% and 70.8% from three. How much do you think Bill is worth this data?
Beal's salary this season is $46.74 million, which ranks sixth in the league, behind Curry, Durant, Embiid, Jokic and James. Even a healthy Bill is not at the same level as those five, not to mention that he can't play right now. For the next three seasons, Bill's annual salary exceeded $50 million!
Thinking about Beal's five-year, $250 million super-cap salary, the Wizards can wake up laughing in their dreams. The Wizards thought that this contract would be smashed in their hands, but the Suns sent Paul + Shamet + 6 second-round picks + 4 first-round swap rights + cash to the Wizards, and traded for Beal + Jordan Goodwin + Isaiah Todd!
Beal has been plagued by injuries for not a day or two. Over the past four seasons, he has played in 57, 60, 40 and 50 regular season games. When Beal signed a big contract in 2022, many fans looked down on him, and it turned out that everyone's eyes were bright. The Suns owner is in a hurry, and he wants the team to win the championship in a year or two.
Booker and Durant are both offensive players, Beal is not good at playmaking, and the Suns might as well trade those chips for Harden. Even with Paul, the Suns may be in better shape than they are now! The Suns have lost six of the last eight games. This season, the Suns are averaging 115.4 points per game, 12th in the league, and 114.2 points per game, 17th in the league.
The Suns didn't dominate on the offensive end, and the defense was still stretched, which is not at all what a strong team should be. Let's take a look at Durant's stats: 30.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 0.7 steals, 1.2 blocks, 3.4 turnovers per game this season, three-point shooting percentages: 51.8%, 48% and 88%, which is already the peak KD performance.
Durant has played 21 games this season, and Booker has played only 16. Booker averaged 28.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 3.1 turnovers per game while shooting 48.4%, 41% and 91.7% from three. Durant is 64 percent true shooting, 44th in the league, and Booker is 61.7 percent, 68th in the league. Beal's true shooting percentage was just 55.3 percent.
Another embarrassing statistic is that so far this season, the Suns' Big Three have only played 24 minutes together this season, which is half-time. One thing to say, do you think there is any hope for the Suns this season?