Bradley Beal on trade from Washington: My initial favorite was Miami
Bradley Beal: So, my initial favorite was Miami. And so, we call Miami. [Miami president] Pat [Riley] says well I’ll go talk to [owner] Micky [Arison] and figure it out. So he goes, talks to Micky, we go, we hear back [New York] Knicks, Sacramento, Brooklyn a little bit, and then it was Milwaukee and it was one more big team. So, I didn’t like Knicks. I didn’t like Sac from the standpoint they were still a little too young, but they have amazing young guys, young pieces, and they both would’ve had to trade young pieces to get me.
Source: Marc J. Spears @ Andscape
Source: Marc J. Spears @ Andscape
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Devin Booker and Bradley Beal know better than most what an elite Frank Vogel defense looks like. They faced one in their first postseason.
I spoke with Booker and Vogel (with more from Beal) about those matchups and what makes Vogel’s defenses special: arizonasports.com/story/3536434/… – 1:07 PM
Devin Booker and Bradley Beal know better than most what an elite Frank Vogel defense looks like. They faced one in their first postseason.
I spoke with Booker and Vogel (with more from Beal) about those matchups and what makes Vogel’s defenses special: arizonasports.com/story/3536434/… – 1:07 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Exclusive: Bradley Beal Diary #1 in @andscape. The #Wizards surprising “gut punch,” flirtation with the #Heat, dark horse landing in #Phoenix, overcoming the bullseye, KD & Book and much more. bit.ly/40eQwVu #nba #Suns. Video coming shortly. – 12:47 PM
Exclusive: Bradley Beal Diary #1 in @andscape. The #Wizards surprising “gut punch,” flirtation with the #Heat, dark horse landing in #Phoenix, overcoming the bullseye, KD & Book and much more. bit.ly/40eQwVu #nba #Suns. Video coming shortly. – 12:47 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Pat Riley reflects on Heat summer speculation of Beal, Lillard, Holiday, and moving forward with Herro. sun-sentinel.com/2023/10/23/pat… One last look back before looking ahead. – 12:15 PM
Pat Riley reflects on Heat summer speculation of Beal, Lillard, Holiday, and moving forward with Herro. sun-sentinel.com/2023/10/23/pat… One last look back before looking ahead. – 12:15 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
From Sunday:
Devin Booker (toe) and Bradley Beal (back) limited in practice with “minor stuff,” says Frank Vogel, should be good for Tuesday’s season opener at Golden State. #Suns #DubNation
azcentral.com/story/sports/n… – 11:25 AM
From Sunday:
Devin Booker (toe) and Bradley Beal (back) limited in practice with “minor stuff,” says Frank Vogel, should be good for Tuesday’s season opener at Golden State. #Suns #DubNation
azcentral.com/story/sports/n… – 11:25 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Pat Riley reflects on Heat summer speculation of Beal, Lillard, Holiday, and moving forward with Herro. sun-sentinel.com/2023/10/23/pat… “I like our team. I’m not worried, again, about what the narrative is, what the perspective is. I think we have a great chance.” – 9:07 AM
Pat Riley reflects on Heat summer speculation of Beal, Lillard, Holiday, and moving forward with Herro. sun-sentinel.com/2023/10/23/pat… “I like our team. I’m not worried, again, about what the narrative is, what the perspective is. I think we have a great chance.” – 9:07 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“The only concerning thing for me is I do believe they’re very top heavy.”
@ReggieMillerTNT on Phoenix Suns with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal going into 2023-24 regular season.
“I just hope Phoenix isn’t too top heavy. That’s my only concern.” #Suns @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/6Ysz3X8hAN – 7:37 PM
“The only concerning thing for me is I do believe they’re very top heavy.”
@ReggieMillerTNT on Phoenix Suns with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal going into 2023-24 regular season.
“I just hope Phoenix isn’t too top heavy. That’s my only concern.” #Suns @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/6Ysz3X8hAN – 7:37 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker (toe), Bradley Beal (back) limited in practice, should be good for Phoenix Suns regular season opener at Golden State Warriors (w/video) #Suns #DubNation azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 5:24 PM
Devin Booker (toe), Bradley Beal (back) limited in practice, should be good for Phoenix Suns regular season opener at Golden State Warriors (w/video) #Suns #DubNation azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 5:24 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“This is a guy that’s used to playing with superstars.”
@ReggieMillerTNT on who’ll be 5th guy on floor in close games with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic.
Called Grayson Allen “sneaky” pickup.
“I like his nastiness and he doesn’t back down.” #Suns pic.twitter.com/BzetZdvLVz – 4:31 PM
“This is a guy that’s used to playing with superstars.”
@ReggieMillerTNT on who’ll be 5th guy on floor in close games with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic.
Called Grayson Allen “sneaky” pickup.
“I like his nastiness and he doesn’t back down.” #Suns pic.twitter.com/BzetZdvLVz – 4:31 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Frank Vogel limited both Devin Booker (sore toe) and Bradley Beal (back tightness) in practice today. Said they should be fine. Wouldn’t expand on Booker’s toe. – 4:11 PM
Frank Vogel limited both Devin Booker (sore toe) and Bradley Beal (back tightness) in practice today. Said they should be fine. Wouldn’t expand on Booker’s toe. – 4:11 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Frank Vogel said he limited Bradley Beal (back) and Devin Booker (sore toe) somewhat in practice today – 4:09 PM
Frank Vogel said he limited Bradley Beal (back) and Devin Booker (sore toe) somewhat in practice today – 4:09 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“Whenever you have three great perimeter players, there has to be some sacrifice. We saw it in Brooklyn.”
@JCrossover talking Bradley Beal and his role with the Phoenix Suns playing alongside Devin Booker and Kevin Durant. #Suns #NBA @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/beaVI3mKF6 – 3:40 PM
“Whenever you have three great perimeter players, there has to be some sacrifice. We saw it in Brooklyn.”
@JCrossover talking Bradley Beal and his role with the Phoenix Suns playing alongside Devin Booker and Kevin Durant. #Suns #NBA @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/beaVI3mKF6 – 3:40 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Breaking down Phoenix Suns 2023-24 season: Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and more #Suns #NBA azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 1:22 PM
Breaking down Phoenix Suns 2023-24 season: Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and more #Suns #NBA azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 1:22 PM
More on this storyline
Bradley Beal: Why Phoenix? This is always a fun one for me because everyone loves to kind of speculate of what their idea was of my process with having a no-trade clause and everything. Thanks to my agent, Mark Bartelstein, for that. But, honestly, Phoenix picked me. That’s pretty much the gist of it. That’s the short term of it… Phoenix was very aggressive. -via Andscape / October 23, 2023
After reflecting, Bradley Beal said he probably needed the “gut punch” to depart from his comfort zone in the nation’s capital. “When I realized it was time? It probably wasn’t until Wizards had a new front office in place and we had a very straightforward conversation about the direction in which the team needed to go,” Beal said to Andscape a week ago. “And probably for the first time, that is, when I would say, this past summer, is when I fully accepted it is time to move on. As crazy as it sounds, it definitely was like a gut punch. But at the same time, it was uplifting.” -via Andscape / October 23, 2023
Duane Rankin: Frank Vogel said he limited Bradley Beal (low back tightness) and Devin Booker (sore toe) today, but both should be fine. #Suns -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / October 22, 2023