The 2024-2025 NBA Basketball Season

[Shanemansj13]

2 of the 3 are past their primes and the other is a Beta at best. Actually more than one of them are Betas. Is Jimmy still an Alpha? I don’t think so.

Jimmy doesn't need to be an alpha but it sure seems like he thinks he is...doesn't sound good for any locker room he walks into

 

[thunderc]

Jimmy doesn't need to be an alpha but it sure seems like he thinks he is...doesn't sound good for any locker room he walks into

Honesty KD and Jimmy teaming up is kind of off the charts. Just shows the desperation.

 

[tlance]

Yep....might as well take one more shot at it then blow up if doesn't work (and don't think it will).

Oh, it is extremely unlikely to work.

But there is very little they can do right now that is likely to work.

 

[tlance]

Honesty KD and Jimmy teaming up is kind of off the charts. Just shows the desperation.

All they would need to do after that is trade Book for Kyrie!

 

[shopson67]

I mean, they could always.... not spend $120m a year on two fairly injury-prone 36/37 year olds

Plus, and I haven't done the math on this yet, wouldn't it mean the only way Phoenix could even get Jimmy would be to send Beal over to Miami?

Yes, but he would have to go to a 3rd team (Miami wants no part of Beal's contract - or should anyone) and Beal would have to approve the team (no trade clause). Also, Miami can't absorb the differential between Beal's and Jimmy's contracts due to the new cap rules, which would need to involve a 3rd team for that purpose anyway.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Yes, but he would have to go to a 3rd team (Miami wants no part of Beal's contract - or should anyone) and Beal would have to approve the team (no trade clause). Also, Miami can't absorb the differential between Beal's and Jimmy's contracts due to the new cap rules, which would need to involve a 3rd team for that purpose anyway.

Find a 3rd team and Beal accepting that team seems like the hardest part in all this

 

[thunderc]

So with everything going on how bad do the Nets look for jumping the gun and firing Atkinson and then blowing it up? They had a lot of pieces. Bad franchises can’t seem to change though.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Suns Receive: Jimmy Butler and a top-45-protected 2029 second-round pick from Orlando

Heat Receive: Jonathan Isaac, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a 2026 second-round pick from Phoenix (via Denver) and a 2031 first-round pick swap from Phoenix

Magic Receive: Bradley Beal

 

[thunderc]

Suns Receive: Jimmy Butler and a top-45-protected 2029 second-round pick from Orlando

Heat Receive: Jonathan Isaac, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a 2026 second-round pick from Phoenix (via Denver) and a 2031 first-round pick swap from Phoenix

Magic Receive: Bradley Beal

All the Magic need is to get healthy so they can see what they really have.

 

[Shanemansj13]

All the Magic need is to get healthy so they can see what they really have.

I agree. Just bleacher report bs

 

[thunderc]

But ratings…..

Well if the league is serious about wanting parity this should be music to their ears.

 

[tlance]

All the Magic need is to get healthy so they can see what they really have.

Haha.

What I was thinking.

They need to get healthy, so why not add Bradley Beal?

What could go wrong there?

 

[thunderc]

Haha.

What I was thinking.

They need to get healthy, so why not add Bradley Beal?

What could go wrong there?

Same as with Jimmy lol

 

[Shanemansj13]

If Middleton's contract was expiring there might be some kind of deal where Miami would take him for some cap relief next season and picks but he has a player option.

 

[bksballer89]

Suns Receive: Jimmy Butler and a top-45-protected 2029 second-round pick from Orlando

Heat Receive: Jonathan Isaac, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a 2026 second-round pick from Phoenix (via Denver) and a 2031 first-round pick swap from Phoenix

Magic Receive: Bradley Beal

Magic strength is defense and doing this makes their defense mid

 

[dtgold88]

All they would need to do after that is trade Book for Kyrie!

If we didn't already have him I'd say could bring in Atkinson so they could get him fired again.

 

[The Q]

Just saw this tweet on twitter after I read your post

 

[The Q]

Magic strength is defense and doing this makes their defense mid

yeah if they're making this deal Cole Anthony is 100% in it in some form.

 

[The Q]

So with everything going on how bad do the Nets look for jumping the gun and firing Atkinson and then blowing it up? They had a lot of pieces. Bad franchises can’t seem to change though.

they listened to the players and it went wrong.

that also includes signing DeAndre Jordan when they had Allen at home already.

 

[shopson67]

Find a 3rd team and Beal accepting that team seems like the hardest part in all this

Especially since the Suns don't have much draft capital to throw at them to sweeten the deal.

A simplified example would be:

Suns get Butler
Bulls get Beal and 2031 first from the Suns
Heat get LaVine

Works for all 3 teams, cap wise. Does it work for any of them asset wise? Arguable.