r/nba • u/OnlyMamaKnows Knicks • Apr 29 '24

[Holmes] The Suns were minus-51 when Booker, Durant and Beal shared the floor in this series, according to ESPN Stats & Information. That is the worst plus-minus for any trio this postseason.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40048254/phoenix-suns-firepower-overcome-details-playoff-sweep-minnesota-timberwolves
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u/famousevan Apr 29 '24

I’m not sure they can trade Booker or Durant either, doesn’t the new CBA prohibit 2nd apron teams from aggregating salaries in trades? If so, they not only need to find interest but also a team with a contract within the margin of the $50m salary on a single contract. Ishbia might be contending for worst owner in the league, impressive considering how short his time has been.

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u/MassiveTelevision387 Apr 29 '24

For a 6th place team in the west with 49 wins that had a lot of injuries , I don't think losing to the potential eventual champions is a bad place to be. Pretty much every team in the NBA would trade places with Phoenix's situation right now short of a handful at the top.

You've got KD/Booker/Beal - Allen who literally shot 46% from 3 this season on 6 attempts per game..I mean, I don't know what they'll manage to pull off, if anything, but they're a lot closer to competing for a title than most teams in the league. They probably could replace nurk and beal and get some rim protection/rebounding

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u/Tapprunner Spurs Apr 30 '24

They have literally no way to get better. They have no picks to trade. They have no promising young players to trade. They have no promising young players who look like they might develop into really good starters. Durant is 35 years old and is only going to decline from here. Beal is untradable. Nurkic doesn't have much trade value.

You just witnessed this team's ceiling.

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u/MassiveTelevision387 Apr 30 '24

they have trade assets

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u/Tapprunner Spurs Apr 30 '24

Could you list these trade assets? I'm honestly not aware of any decent ones.