![]() ![]() There are various trade constructions, but the Heat reportedly are trying to hold on to swingman Tyler Herro in the deal, reports Antony Chiang of the Miami Herald.Īs expected, the Heat is trying to get the Bradley Beal trade done without including Tyler Herro, according to league sources.īeal is entering the second season of a five-year, $251 million contract. On paper, a healthy Beal (who we haven’t seen for a couple of seasons) would fit well with them. The Heat have been considered the frontrunner in the Beal sweepstakes from the start because it’s a franchise Beal has expressed interest in before, and because they are a win-now team built around Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. Lillard today is a superior player to Beal and it’s not particularly close (Lillard was Third Team All-NBA this season, averaging 32.2 points and 7.3 assists a game last season, while Beal has not been an All-Star since the pandemic and has played just 90 games across the last two seasons). Washington sees that and is pushing to get a deal done now, just in case. Lillard is most likely a Trail Blazer to start next season.Īs we discussed on that podcast - and echoed by Marc Stein in a Saturday update of his newsletter - Miami would like to wait on a trade for a few weeks, just to see how things shake out with Portland (technically speaking, Lillard could not be traded until July 9, although a deal could be agreed to before then). To be clear, as of right now, the Trail Blazers have zero intention of trading Lillard, they are going all-in on rebuilding around him, something league sources have continually repeated to NBC Sports, and something myself and Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden report discussed on the latest PBT Podcast. 3 pick and Anfernee Simons (plus maybe more picks or players) for a star to put next to Damian Lillard, then Portland and Lillard may sit down to discuss their future. Why are talks moving quickly? Because of a fear from the Wizards that Beal might not be the best available player in a couple of weeks, and the Heat in particular might look elsewhere. The Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns are the two teams in the mix - a mix Beal controls because he has a no-trade clause and will only waive it for the team and trade he likes - reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. ![]() This trade could come down before Thursday’s NBA Draft. The Suns head home and need to win both games to even the series, which they can do but it will be more difficult without Paul.Īfter years and years of waiting for Washington to launch Bradley Beal trade talks, the new Wizards management started down that road and negotiations have quickly picked up momentum. Devin Booker will get more time at the point and he and Kevin Durant will have to take on all the playmaking duties (and be more efficient than they were the first couple of games). We’re not quite sure what it is right now, but it seems like something in the groin area.”ĭepth issues have challenged the Suns throughout the playoffs and it was evident when Paul had to go out at the end of Game 2, the Suns were -14 in those final minutes. “He just came out where he couldn’t push off of it or anything. “Just looked like he was boxing out,” Suns coach Monty Williams said postgame. He left the game soon after not to return.Ĭhris paul grabbing at his groin after this play here /pgytRjqaES Kawhi Leonard was basically day-to-day with a torn meniscus.ĬP3 suffered the groin injury with less than five minutes to go in Game 2. That’s what every team says about every player this time of year. Officially, the Suns say Paul is day-to-day. Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul is expected to be re-evaluated in one week after MRI on his groin injury today, sources tell Suns are preparing to be without Paul through Games 3-5, sources said. (With no games until Friday in the series, the Suns do not have to declare an official status yet.) The mountain the Phoenix Suns have to climb, already down 0-2 to the Denver Nuggets in the second round, just got much steeper.Ĭhris Paul is expected to be out through Game 5 with a strained groin, Shams Charania of The Athletic was the first to report.
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