Stix wrote:sashaturiaf wrote:I don't get the hate for Beals contract. You can criticise his availability for the past few seasons but as a player he was a legitimate all-NBA level player and elite at what he does (score). When you're that level of player how much can you even be overpaid?
Reminds me of when Gobert was the flavor of the month in terms of being called overpaid and NBA groupthink went along with it.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Also the same for games played. He's worthless if he is always wearing street clothes. His bad 3pt shooting in games outside of the Lakers/Washington is embarrassing. I don't know the exact stat off the top of my head but its somewhere around 20%.
He is the 6th highest player in the NBA, only Curry/Durant/Joker/LBJ/Embiid make more. All the names mentioned are legit MVP candidates. Can we say the same for Beal? He's also missed more games this year than the guy we traded for him (CP3) who is 39 years old in an expiring contract. I would argue that Beal is not even in the top 25 of NBA players. Definitely does not justify his contract. He was on a bad team for a decade, never got them anywhere in the playoffs when they did make it.
Please bro, look into your facts before you start being a Beal stan. That is currently the worst contract in the NBA. On top of that, you need to get his say-so if you even want to think about trading him. Ridiculous.
Cut your schtick, I'm no Beal Stan but when the price was CP3 and seconds you do that every single time. You can argue his fit on this team, but Beal is a legit elite scorer in his prime, arguably as good as Booker if he has the green light.
CP3 was expiring and we were capped out anyway with no way of replacing his salary via free agency if he did expire. So what would you rather, giving Beals money to Jordan Poole or a 40yo CP3?