As the Bradley Beal trade rumors percolate, Ian Begley of SNY.tv says some people within the Wizards organization “voiced concerns” last season about the fit between Beal and forward Kyle Kuzma. While Begley acknowledges that the team has revamped its front office and may view things differently now, it appears increasingly unlikely that Beal and Kuzma will play together next season, with one on the trade block and one headed for free agency.
Meanwhile, David Aldridge and Josh Robbins of The Athletic weighed in on the latest Beal trade rumors, taking a closer look at the Wizards’ talks with the Suns and Heat. According to The Athletic’s duo, Washington would have interest in acquiring Tyler Herro in a deal with Miami, but the Heat are instead offering Duncan Robinson (along with Kyle Lowry and multiple first-round picks).
Despite rumors indicating that Chris Paul – and not Deandre Ayton – would need to be included in the Suns’ offer for Beal in order to satisfy all parties, Aldridge and Robbins suggest that Ayton could still be the centerpiece of Phoenix’s offer.
Here’s more from around the Southeast:
- Heat guard Victor Oladipo is accusing his business manager of taking money from his bank accounts to buy a condo in Florida and a strip club in New York City, per Justin Rohrlich of The Daily Beast. Oladipo has filed suit in New York against James B. Henderson for stealing at least $1.3MM. Oladipo filed a separate lawsuit last year in Florida’s Orange County Circuit Court.
- While some observers believed that Quin Snyder wouldn’t have joined the Hawks unless he was given ultimate control of the roster, he adamantly denies that’s the case, according to Jeff Schultz of The Athletic. “The only role (general manager) Landry (Fields) and (assistant GM) Kyle (Korver) and I talked about when I agreed to come to Atlanta is me coaching the team,” Snyder said. “That’s what I like and it’s also what I’m passionate about. Any speculation about me having a more significant role than providing input on personnel decisions is just not accurate. I have total confidence in Landry and his group to make those decisions. As I see it, my job is to maximize the potential of the personnel, whatever the personnel is. That’s where my focus lies. That speculation is erroneous.”
- A number of draft experts expect the Hornets to select Brandon Miller at No. 2 in next Thursday’s draft, but Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer makes a case for Scoot Henderson to be the pick. The guard’s stock has been on the rise as of late, Boone writes, with rumors circulating that teams want to trade up for Henderson, not Miller.
Arthur Hill contributed to this post.
Can Mia press charges for VO robbing them too?
If that’s the case Lowery & Bam been robbing them way more then him, not to mention Butler too, all the times he didn’t show up during the season, yes they got to the finals but they didn’t win & were never gonna win, they beat teams that seemed to think they can toy with them when any opponent can win on any given night
The people concerned about a “fit” with Beal and Kuzma need to be fired. He isn’t a cornerstone piece. His stats look good on a bad team, because if you give any player 25 shots a game, they’ll put up points.
If they don’t S&T him, they need another new GM.
Wizards are smart to force this deal before Portland can pivot. Even smarter if they think this can force the Blazers into a deal centered around the 3rd pick and KP…..
Unfortunately the Wizards are going to get scraps back in return because of the NTC but the sooner they distance themselves from that deal, the better.
if I’m the Hornets I don’t get too cute try to overthink things just sit there and take either Miller or scoot and call it a day. you’re in position to sit there and get a player at number two that has the chance to be the face of your franchise for the next 10 years the risk isn’t worth the reward if they trade a pick away for future picks and some other things go get your star
Beal Booker and Kd doesn’t make any sense to me but so be it.
I still like my Brooklyn nets proposal
Ben Simmons, Cam Thomas, Royce ONeale, 2 2023 firsts and a future first.
I’d rather Simmons than Lowry/Robinson or CP3.
Simmons is like 10 years younger and is only a couple years removed from being all nba and all defensive teams. Cam Thomas is also a good young piece in return who can replace a lot of what Beal did for you. Royce ONeale is a good veteran to have and then lastly 3 first round picks and 2 in the up coming draft.
Brooklyn remains a really strong competitive side even after losing all the big stars. Beal is exactly what they need, a number 1 scoring option at the SG position. Cam looked slightly out of favour and ONeale isn’t really needed with DFS the back up forward.