2023-07-23 06:29:09
The controversy surrounding Beal mainly comes from his huge contract: he can still receive 200 million 800 US dollars in the next 4 years. Looking at the entire NBA, there are only six superstars worth more than him next season, namely LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. This contract may be a bit premium, but it does not affect the reality that he is a good player…
A few weeks ago, when the reports regarding “Bradley Beal and the future of the Wizards are confusing” began to ferment, many teams began to gear up and prepare to compete for this year’s scoring star-including the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and Sacramento Kings.
However, one day later, what surprised many people was that Beal was traded to the Phoenix Suns, at the cost of Chris Paul, Landry Shamet and a large number of second-round picks and draft picks, and Devin Booker and Kevin Durant formed an amazing firepower Big Three.
The big move to win Beal is also the second star that the Suns have ushered in since changing owners. The last one was Kevin Durant, who was traded before the trade deadline. The Suns are starting to ditch the balanced lineup of Paul and Devin Booker with a green leaf in the past 2020-21 and 21-22 seasons, replacing it with a star-studded five-man tiebreaker.
With Paul and former head coach Monty Williams — two of the Suns’ comebacks over the past few years — gone, this is a new era for Phoenix.
Booker and Durant will shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the team, and now with Beal, who has superb scoring ability, generally speaking, stars are always regarded as the biggest thrust for the team to win. Now the Suns have strengthened this variable to the extreme: Durant and Booker are both All-Stars of the annual lineup level, and Beal is the most extravagant third star in the league.
The controversy surrounding Beal mainly comes from his huge contract: he will still receive $200,800 in the next 4 years. Looking at the entire NBA, there are only six superstars worth more than him next season, namely LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. This contract may be a bit premium, but it does not affect the reality that he is a good player.
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In fact, he’ll definitely help Phoenix, especially as he transitions from unqualified ace to No. 3 offensive option.
When the Wizards stumbled once more last season and were thrown out of the playoffs, Beal was still a sharp edge on the offensive end, posting 23.2 points (59.3 percent true shooting), 5.4 assists (2.9 turnovers), a career record 55.4 percent two-point field goal percentage (PR 82 among league combo guards), and a top-10 percentage of cuts. ) with a 72% certainty (PR 94), and 31% of the shots (PR 72).
This Florida Gator alumnus was drafted into the NBA and trained as an off-ball shooter. However, during his 11 years in the capital, he turned out to be a good perimeter cutter.
His instant explosive power can quickly get rid of the defender, and his body control also helps him to complete the offense from various angles and postures. His efficiency and style of play that bring pressure to the inside can effectively make the Suns’ offense more diverse-according to statistics, the Suns’ shot frequency at the basket in the past three years is the lowest in the league. Their offensive efficiency also lost to the championship Denver Nuggets in the end.
Beal’s assist will effectively reduce the main force’s reliance on the mid-range and free Durant to return to the unsolvable off-ball shooter role.
As for whether Booker and Beal will overlap and be redundant on the offensive end, it is indeed a good thing for the Suns to have another player who is functionally similar to Booker. His cutting and finishing ability is very rare in the team. After the lineup is reorganized, Beal’s role will also be very important.
According to Sports Info Solutions advanced data, Beal’s advantages created (advantages created) per 100 possessions standard, but also ranked 16th in the league, only slightly behind Booker, who ranked 12th and 13th respectively.
But having said so much regarding Beal’s advantages and ability to hold the ball, in the final analysis, he is the most deadly when he plays the role of an off-ball scorer. He can easily get easy spot-up three-pointers through pindowns, hand-offs or opening the back door.
The jury is still out on how the new Suns head coach Frank Vogel’s offensive style will execute, but it’s conceivable that Beal’s firepower will never be overshadowed by Booker and Durant.
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