They’re making the same mistake that Brooklyn did. Choosing stars over depth & chemistry isn’t going to win a championship

It’s definitely not the answer to handle Jokic 😂

Suns running their team like an 11 year old playing franchise mode in 2K. Only issue is you can't turn off cap limit like in the video game.

The Suns went from being 2 wins away from their first NBA title to absolutely desperate. Their future is gonna stink even more if they don't win.

It doesn’t make sense to me. Scoring was the least of there problems

“They’re not shooters they’re scorers that can shoot” 🤝

The return the Wizards got for Beal is actually the ability to facilitate trades for any team whos over the cap. They are going to be involved as a third team for a bunch of trades going forward. They'll pick up a bunch of picks taking on bad contracts

Can we please stop saying Kd is that dude when healthy over and over again. thats old news. Cause he has been healthy the last 2 playoffs and hasn’t performed. if he actually performed the nets would get swept and the suns would get to a game 7. we need to stop holding on to things in the past

I do miss Skip & Shannon on my Sports mornings. SAS is alright, but Molly is ANNOYING!!!!!!

Stephen A learned his lesson after picking the KD, Kyrie, and Simmons Nets to come out the east.

I’m happy for Beal that he will get some televised games, he is fantastic to watch. Love his game, so much fun

Players are going to take deals just for the opportunity to win. We see it with all these teams

Adding Beal in the mix seems questionable to me because suns needed depth on the bench in order to reach far in the playoffs. Without strong depth on the bench, i don't see this team reach that far in the playoffs. Durant, booker and beal going to score at least 20 or more points but my concern is their defense will be tested. Them 3 will definitely be gassed on both ends of the floor.

I’m convinced that this is now THE most top heavy team in sports history. Name me a team in any sport with a greater discrepancy between its starters and it’s bench, I’ll wait

Chris Paul should go to the Celtics because they needs a true table setter badly. Tatum and Brown should be relieved and ball handling responsibilities should be reduced significantly. Booker should be the new point guard for the Suns. He is a good enough playmaker to hold it down. Plus, he should be great against bigger guards on his improved defense. I’m glad Bradley Beal has a chance to make the playoffs🎉

The Suns have a really good trio, they’ll win a bunch of games in the regular season, postseason could be different, I know depth is important but what they had to give up for Beal was a bag of peanuts, Beal is a star

the most underrated part of the Steph & KD Golden State Warriors was how well KD fit within the system. KD has tried to replicate that but it’s just not the same without Steph on the offensive end and Draymond on both ends. This is going to be a your turn, my turn type offense that cohesive teams like Denver, Milwaukee, Miami and Golden State will be able to slow down when the games really matter

For a small market team, to retain their superstars, they may have to offer no trade clauses, and other exceptions. Otherwise those players may leave so absolutely never say never.

“Let’s make a beal “ is genius, great work ESPN creatives.

Idk how long y’all been doing long clips like this but thank you lol

The only right about Perks is He being WRONG all the time.. just sayin

It's funny how Stephen A. references defense. Yet when they are saying someone is the "best player" they only talk about scoring 🤔🤔

KD has a vast history of injury and has struggled outside of GS to get over the top for a reason. One of those reasons is his physicality is a serious limitation of his. It’s why he gets injured and can’t operate as the focal point of defenses. You can knock him off his spots and off balance into lower percentage shots. He’s lethal from below the elbows, but if you cut him from that area, his stats go down a considerable amount. It’s exactly what Boston and DEN most recently did. And I know guys like SAS make y’all think KD is neck and neck with LBJ, but he’s not. The norm for most players in their mid to late 30s is to decline. For the reasons above, along with others I didn’t state such as their lack of depth and interior defense, I don't see PHX taking it next season.

Depends on if they trade Ayton to give their big three a scoring bench player then they have to sign the rest to veteran minimums. Even then their big 3 have to score 30 points a piece in order for them to win a few Playoff series. They had no bench and traded Shamet away, a 3 point shooting bench player.

“It’s aight it’s aight”😂

So who's the leader on that Sun's team? Durant? I think the success that they had was primarily due to Chris Paul's leadership and locker room presence. Next season, I think they will be a great regular season team and an even worst playoff team.

At first I didn't see it, to get a big three who are all shotcreators at a similar position, but JJ makes a good point about Beal being an excellent catch and shoot player when he was playing with Wall, I'm excited to see how they fit him in the offense

They literally have 5 players signed to their roster including two of the same guy with Beal and Booker and somehow their the best "team" in the nba despite the Nuggets just winning a championship with a deep team who all play different roles.

JJ hit everything on the nail Windy spitting them bars 😂

Brooklyn is a curious team. I reckon if they get a good offseason camp together they’ll do well going forward.

4:02 You’ll let him do what? AYO!! 😂😂😂

It ain't a team if it ain't a superteam. I knew KD was gonna pull off something like this. I knew it 🤣🤣🤣. But to be honest this is sad bro. You have KD, D Book, Beal and Ayton who are very, very low draft picks. Even if other team have good defenders, the Suns with be relentless in scoring will be a nightmare.

The Suns need depth on the bench

People have to realize the Suns could move Booker to small forward if they wanted to be had the size. And get a veteran point to play for the minimum a lot would want to with those 3 elite all time great scorers. Plus Book showed last season he can play the one like James Harden did in Philly. Book averages more assists than Kyrie does at the one.

Thank you for making this video. I am a baseball fan at heart, but I like all sports in general. I do follow the NBA during playoff time. Bradley Beal has been in the news so much lately. Hopefully, he lives up to all the hype. The Big 3 have a lot to prove next basketball season. Next year should be interesting.

0:54 Funny how KD called Bradley Beal a HOFer

Putting Booker at the Point is gonna be deadly. I remember he was averaging double digit assist in the bubble before CP got there. Plus they're gonna fill up there roster in the office season, plus Vogal to fix the defense. Definetly is gonna be interesting

That’s a great question? They just added another great scorer! Who will start playing on both ends of the floor. Can the Suns stop anyone? Why they didn’t trade Ayton too? He’s the problem. Now, Ayton becomes the 4th option. He won’t be happy just rebounding for the shooters.

Windhorst holds the world record for most blinks in a minute when he isn't talking. He is the Wilt Chamberlain of blinking.

This is going to look exactly like the the all star game-raining threes, no defense.

What people forget is that they can easily play this Big 3 in many different ways. They limit offensive lulls in game which has been a big problem for this team. Paul was done and they got Beal for that asset. They aren’t done yet. Ayton is someone they could move (and should move).

Suns fan: "We're gonna win the chip" Nets fan: "Let me tell you a story about kyrie, harden, and kd"

“Who you gonna stop?” Exactly.

6:08 Did Brian Windhorst just shout out The Game Theorists? 😂

According to Woj both teams are now reconsidering after hearing Stephen A isn’t sold on it. They’ve agreed to go back to the drawing table.

I'm shocked the wizards didn't ask for ayton in the trade

I was gonna say just what SAS said. A Steph or a Giannis or Jokic type with super off court character who genuinely care about their city/team and just want to win are the types of guys who will potentially get no trade clauses. You gotta be supremely skilled and also supremely chill.

JJ is on point with the full Beal take!

They ain’t got no bench or defence jokic is going to cook them 😂😂😂

Beal also has barely played in the last few years. But I will say one thing about Beal. I don't think he has the ego that will cause the sun's to have the too many scorers problem. Its not like having Kyrie and harden plus Durant. Its more like having Ray Allen next to DWade and LeBron

At this moment, this trade is basically CP3 & Shamet for Beal, Jordan Goodwin, and Isaiah Todd. I suck at counting but that's a net +1 body on the roster which in my mind is only an improvement for their depth.

Law of diminishing returns. 3 SG's shooting 50% can only do so much for your team. That said, I will tune in on Wednesday and Thursday nights to see this team play.

Stephen A on suns before bradley beal : The suns are the favorite to win 2022-2023 nba championship Stephen A on Suns after Bradley beal: I am not sold on the Suns 🤣

Everybody love Bradley Beal now nobody was talking about him a month ago

JJ be using his facts‼️

We understand how special Kevin Booker is!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The suns seriously need to think about the direction they want to go in, they have had not one but two chances to when a title and messed up twice.

My problem with this team is the shot profile,they are gonna shoot too many mid range jumpers imo which will be hard to win with in the modern NBA.

Depends on what version of Beal you get. If it's the 30 ppg version who almost won the scoring title then great. If it's the one who then barely averaged 20 and was injured for a bulk of games, then no. In short, I'm not sure how this makes Phoenix a title contender, but it will make them more fun to watch.

they going go through the grind of a 82 game season with 3 superstar players and practically no bench. one of them is going to break down come playoff time

If the Suns are trying to emulate the GS days with Curry/KD/Klay.... They are mistaken. The GS trio was much better due to the fact Curry was able to pull defenders to himself to create space for others. The Suns don't have that.

They just tried this with Brooklyn. You can't have 3 elite offensive players on the same team. Especially when you have no defense or bench. 2nd round team at best

Let’s see how the rest of the off-season goes

They have a trade piece in ayton. They can get 2 good players at his salary. Kaleb Martin and Vincent are looking to get paid. They need a big that can get 9-10 rebounds and can play defense. They need a guard like pat bev to play defensive ball. Two very defensive minded wings on the beach. The rooster can easily be built out. They have someone to content with the Joker in the Denver series by just be a defensive stopper. And a point guard who understand he isn’t a scorer but a catch and shoot guy this rooster is pretty easy to build out. Best 2-4 combination in the NBA hands down.

They need Dwight Howard and Javale Mcgee for bigs

The Suns still have Ayton for a possible trade and didn’t have to give up 1st rounders so the suns clearly won this trade and can add depth in time before the season starts.

Unless they trade Ayton my main question outside of the defense is how are they gonna pay these role players, they have 4 players making 30+ & the new CBA doesn't help them at all. I know they're going to be guys willing to take the vet minimum for a ring but still they'll need 2-3 guys that are pivotal rotation players who will need more money than that. Even if they do get who they need/want that core has horrible defense and tbh Book with Beal is like having two of the same player. Suns should've just built a super supporting cast around Book & KD like Denver, LA, & Boston did because those teams are so deep and only need two stars that you have to be able to matchup with them 1-8 or you're losing. 3 stars with a decent bench aint gon be enough in todays NBA.

I get it but let's see who they add for depth. The Suns only need rebounders/defenders/glue guys who come cheaper than high end offensive players. They can fill out their roster efficiently enough for next season.

If any of yall watched the 6 games Nuggets vs Suns then you KNOW Beal is exactly what they need. An open man that can knock down shots with ice in his veins. It doesn't matter who's creating, or who's open, Book, Durant, Beal can do both. JJ is right for once. Not saying the Suns gonna beat the Nuggets, but they'll take it to 7 for sure

Phoenix could have grabbed so much depth for the price of a Bradley Beal. I just don’t believe in them, but I’m sure they’ll create some noise.

They’ll be just fine. Going to have to shore up rebounding and their bench and if they can do that, Phoenix will be in the hunt to come out of the West.

I like JJ as an analyst

I dont think it was a bad trade for the suns, that suns team is going to be very hard to outscore with that offence. Though they still need to get more depth and some more defense. Beal is a stud that went from no1 to no3 he's gonna get a lot more looks and is 40 % on catch and shoot threes. This suns team definitely improved from this trade.

The nuggets just showed us you don’t need elite defenders you just need a good system & a lil depth because Denver only played 7-8 players anyway💯💯💯💯So the suns got drastically better

JJ on point once again

I simply do not like Blockbuster trades. This can backfire and are not worth it. It can cause problems in the long term.

KD a top 25 player all time! NOT top 15!

They need some depth to be competitive

Everyone's still following in the 2012 Miami Heat blueprint with super teams. However Miami had a decent supporting cast

Whalehorst has always been a super team guy, he’s salivating like he’s at an all you can eat buffet

Media talks about Washington like they got fans 😂

Josh Okagie, Tory Craig, Bismack.. Solid players off the bench if Phoenix can add more depth this team looks good but they can’t rely on their star power.

Beal's health is also a factor. He's missed a lot of games in recent years.

Thank you for making this video. I am a baseball fan at heart, but I do like all sports generally. I do follow the NBA during playoff time. I had never heard of Bradley Beal until a few days ago. Seems like the Super 3 will score points, but do not have a defensive game. Will the Ultimate Trio be good enough to win it all?

Can’t call the suns a contender until the fill out their roster. We saw it w the lakers and the big three kd nets. Trading ayton to the pacers for Myles turner buddy hield and some picks to flip for another player or two would work to give them depth, but they NEED depth

I feel like Bradley Beal will regret choosing the Suns over the Heat, and Bucks. He had a better chance of winning a championship with those two franchises.

If they involve Ayton in a trade to get 2 maybe 3 role players, theyll be in a good situation

Beal is up and down and i just hope they all get along bc somebody gotta be the leader😢

They have negative defense. Ayton being the best defender on your roster is FOUL

As a Suns fan they messed up trading Cam and Mikal. After the KD trade they had no choice but to trade Paul with him getting hurt every season. Beal was a great pick up for what we gave up.

Where Is The Defence Coming from ? 😂😂

Big 3 only works when quality role players on the team are willing to take veteran min for the prospects of a championship.

No one complaining about phoenix starting squad. Who is coming off the bench when these guys need to rest? Starting squad is gonna hold their own. They showed it last year. The bench will define how far this team goes.

4:49 did you guys hear stephen A mutter "probably regret" LMAAAAOOO

😂😂😂😂 lol where’s the bench

I’m glad JJ came on here to correct Tommy about Beal not being a good three point shooter

Happy Fathers Day Stephen A

Jj REDICK knows what he talkings about

Second round exit, the bench is anemic asf. Suns taking the Heel role n playing it perfectly.

replacing CP3 (always injured or missing in playoffs) with Beal (unproven but a legit scorer) will be interesting to see now the need a proper pg