The Phoenix Suns have been eliminated from the NBA Playoffs pic.twitter.com/UFOMtW4ZzE
— The Pettiest Laker Fan š¤« (@ThePettiestLA) April 29, 2024
The Suns mortgaged away their entire future, and it resulted in a first round sweep.
Phoenix not only has zero control over their first-round picks from 2025-2030, but Bradley Beal also refused to waive his no-trade clause when he arrived in June.
Beal, who is owed $160 millionā¦ pic.twitter.com/Gg5IWghLg4
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) April 29, 2024
Related reminder:
Full second apron rules kick in now for Phoenix:
-No aggregating players together in trades (Can't do $20M + $10M to take back $30M for example)
-Can't take back more salary in trade than sent out
-No MLE
-Can sign draft picks and minimum contracts only https://t.co/oPiwklXceB
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) April 29, 2024
Lakers need to be very careful if pursuing a third superstar not to end up like the Suns, who are facing a very tough situation to try and fix. Talk about getting swept into oblivion.
Yup.
https://twitter.com/Yinoma2001/status/1784944265467940872
https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1784957787421712452
lol, that’s the only change they can make. Frank will be the twice victim of a clueless GM who has no real clue how to build a two-way roster.