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Originally Posted by ninjacookies
I should have qualified. Not a good player as a starter relegated to a shooter-only role like he was in Phoenix. He and Book were never a good match because they are essentially the same player, but Book is the superior talent. Problem is, Beal didn't want to take a bench role which means Phoenix keeping him would be counterproductive if they wanted to begin the rebuild process...especially since they acquired JG with Grayson being their ball stopper.
I think he could be a better fit on the Clips as a Powell replacement and the price is right. But his availability will always be the biggest question mark.
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I think Beal got scapegoated for a lot of Phoenix’s shortcomings, but his 121 defensive rating certainly didn’t help.
Booker had the 4th worst DBPM in the league last year, behind Trae Young, CJ McCollum, and Keyonte George. Just ahead of Collin Sexton. I like Booker, but that contract is going to look so, so bad in a few years.