according to Shams Al-ShaaraniyyahWashington Wizards are trading Bradley Bell For the Phoenix Suns Chris PaulAnd Landry Shammita handful of second-round picks, and multiple pick swaps.
As expected, NBA Twitter responded quickly to the latest “Big 3” in Phoenix.
Kevin Durant now has:
Russell Westbrook
James Harden (twice)
Steve Curry
Clay Thompson
Draymond Green
Kyrie Irving
Devin Booker
Chris Paul
Bradley Bellgood lmao.
– Joey Lin (@joeylinn_) June 18, 2023
These are the networks again
– 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧 ‘𝐍𝐁𝐀 (_Talkin_NBA) June 18, 2023
“I’m trying to stop super teams from forming.” – Adam Silver
— Kennyskates (@kennethskates) June 18, 2023
So the heat doesn’t get to Bradley Bell. But now they will wait and see what happens with Damian Lillard.
– Kevin O’Connor (KevinOConnorNBA) June 18, 2023
PG – Anyone who has a pulse
SG – Devin Booker
SF – Bradley Bell
PF – Kevin Durant
C- Dean EatonThis Suns collection is crazy 🔥🔥🔥
— Matt (@sixringsofsteeI) June 18, 2023
Agent Cp3s Shamet and 2nd Rounders Lollll Beal is suge knight for a no trade clause out there
– Dom2K 🌊🏖 (@Dom_2k) June 18, 2023
The Suns now only have four players under guaranteed contracts:
Kevin Durant
Devin Booker
Bradley Bell
Deender EatonTotal $161.5 million for those four and not a lot of flexibility to make more changes.
The big question: Does Ayton move?
I’ll bring back free agents TJ Warren, Josh… https://t.co/nUnXGTp1Ox
– Kevin O’Connor (KevinOConnorNBA) June 18, 2023
The Suns are going to be amazing next season
No one will ever be able to match their 5-man squad
poker
Bill
Kuwaiti Dinar
Dudent Burton
Eton– Andrew Bad (@AndrewKBad) June 18, 2023
The Suns got Bill because of a pink starburst
– Ahmed/Azan/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 18, 2023
I can’t believe the Wizards finally traded Bradley Bell and didn’t get a single first-round pick for his success.
— Matt (@sixringsofsteeI) June 18, 2023
Suns under contract after this trade:
Deender Eaton
Kevin Durant
Devin Booker
Bradley Bell
Cameron PayneThat’s it. These five players.
– Keith Smith (KeithSmithNBA) June 18, 2023
Devin Booker did this. The book put Phoenix on the map. Get the KD and Bill book here. The writers never called out Phoenix despite how bad they had been all those years. Instead, he stuck it out, played the ball, and brought the super team to him
– Brandon Awadis (Brawadis) June 18, 2023
The Celts caught Bel’s break, going west
– Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) June 18, 2023
CP3, shamet, 2nds, and swaps
I’m literally crying
They didn’t get a single tangible thing of value to Bradley Bell’s Washington Wizards organization
– Jason Maples (@JJMaples55_MST) June 18, 2023
I’m still surprised the Wizards chose to offer the Suns over Miami’s, but a no-trade clause for Bell should loom there. Now it comes to how the Suns can rotate the rest of their roster, and the Deandre Ayton trade seems like the best way to do it.
– Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) June 18, 2023
The Wizards teased themselves by giving Bradley Beal that there is no trade clause with supermax. They should have dealt with it instead of supplying it. It was an expected embarrassment that ended this way.
– Kevin O’Connor (KevinOConnorNBA) June 18, 2023
Trade completed. The Suns get Beal for Shamet/Paul and two strikeouts for second
– John Gambador (@Gambo987) June 18, 2023
Bradley Bell’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, is the father of Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein 🤯🤔
Phoenix only managed to get Beal off Chris Paul and Landry Shamet in the second round…. pic.twitter.com/Oz3vM4qFoF
– Guru (@DrGuru_) June 18, 2023
