Suns to remove Bradley Beal from starting lineup
Chris Haynes: Sources: In midst of 4-game losing streak and tension in locker room, Phoenix expected to make drastic change by removing Bradley Beal, Jusuf Nurkic from starting lineup beginning Monday at Philadelphia. #haynesbriefsSource: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Emiliano Carchia @Sportando Phoenix Suns make changes: Beal and Nurkic out of the starting five @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/phoenix-sun… – 3:29 AM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet I think the main thing that’s been lost in all this discussion about Beal and the Suns is that Chris Haynes broke this news with “HaynesBriefs” hashtag. That is truly phenomenal stuff – 1:46 AM Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne Worth revisiting these quotes from November from Brad Beal in light of the Suns’ decision to swap him out of the starting lineup. “They were using me more as a facilitator than a scorer and honestly, that kind of f—ed with my head,” Beal told ESPN. espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 12:28 AM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet Deciding to bring Bradley Beal off the bench while the whole no-trade clause thing is a major topic of discussion seems like a pretty clear message. One way or another, we’ve reached a point of no return – 12:15 AM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA I can see sending Beal to the bench (plus MAYBE he’d waive the no-trade if he’s annoyed he’s not starting?) but putting Plumlee into the starting lineup is not a recipe to help anything. What exactly does he do well at this point? – 12:08 AM StatMuse @statmuse Suns duo this season: Nurkic — Beal — 8.8 PPG 17.8 PPG 9.5 RPG 1.2 SPG Moving to the bench. pic.x.com/bde5ggXUC4 – 11:50 PM Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes Sources: Rookie Ryan Dunn and Mason Plumlee expected to replace Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkić in the Phoenix Suns starting lineup. pic.x.com/ody525bQsg – 11:44 PM Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes Sources: In midst of 4-game losing streak and tension in locker room, Phoenix expected to make drastic change by removing Bradley Beal, Jusuf Nurkic from starting lineup beginning Monday at Philadelphia. #haynesbriefs pic.x.com/utz0FNLppB – 11:42 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet Brian Windhorst and Marc Stein have both reported that the Suns are the most aggressive team pursuing Jimmy Butler, but that the Heat have no interest in Bradley Beal. That means a deal would require a 3rd team to take Beal, where he’d be willing to waive his no-trade clause – 5:02 PM Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz The one team that is not essentially low balling Heat on Jimmy inquiries is Suns, per Windy. But it was reiterated to me that Heat is not interested in anything requiring them to take Beal. – 1:34 PM More on this storyline The Phoenix Suns are among the teams interested in trading for Butler, but the complication is that Suns guard Bradley Beal would very likely need to be involved in that deal to make the salary-cap math work. The Heat is not interested in acquiring Beal’s no-trade clause, meaning the Suns would need to find a third team to take Beal and Beal would also need to approve of being dealt to that team. -via Miami Herald / January 6, 2025 Chris Haynes: Sources: Rookie Ryan Dunn and Mason Plumlee expected to replace Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkić in the Phoenix Suns starting lineup. -via x.com / January 6, 2025 Ramona Shelburne: Suns shaking things up amidst a poor stretch of play, swapping Bradley Beal out of the starting lineup. As one team source put it, “just about needing a spark to play better basketball.” @ChrisBHaynes first. -via Twitter @ramonashelburne / January 6, 2025
Chris Haynes: Sources: In midst of 4-game losing streak and tension in locker room, Phoenix expected to make drastic change by removing Bradley Beal, Jusuf Nurkic from starting lineup beginning Monday at Philadelphia. #haynesbriefs
Source: x.com
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What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Phoenix Suns make changes: Beal and Nurkic out of the starting five @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/phoenix-sun… – 3:29 AM
Phoenix Suns make changes: Beal and Nurkic out of the starting five @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/phoenix-sun… – 3:29 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
I think the main thing that’s been lost in all this discussion about Beal and the Suns is that Chris Haynes broke this news with “HaynesBriefs” hashtag. That is truly phenomenal stuff – 1:46 AM
I think the main thing that’s been lost in all this discussion about Beal and the Suns is that Chris Haynes broke this news with “HaynesBriefs” hashtag. That is truly phenomenal stuff – 1:46 AM
Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne
Worth revisiting these quotes from November from Brad Beal in light of the Suns’ decision to swap him out of the starting lineup.
“They were using me more as a facilitator than a scorer and honestly, that kind of f—ed with my head,” Beal told ESPN. espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 12:28 AM
Worth revisiting these quotes from November from Brad Beal in light of the Suns’ decision to swap him out of the starting lineup.
“They were using me more as a facilitator than a scorer and honestly, that kind of f—ed with my head,” Beal told ESPN. espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 12:28 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Deciding to bring Bradley Beal off the bench while the whole no-trade clause thing is a major topic of discussion seems like a pretty clear message. One way or another, we’ve reached a point of no return – 12:15 AM
Deciding to bring Bradley Beal off the bench while the whole no-trade clause thing is a major topic of discussion seems like a pretty clear message. One way or another, we’ve reached a point of no return – 12:15 AM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
I can see sending Beal to the bench (plus MAYBE he’d waive the no-trade if he’s annoyed he’s not starting?) but putting Plumlee into the starting lineup is not a recipe to help anything. What exactly does he do well at this point? – 12:08 AM
I can see sending Beal to the bench (plus MAYBE he’d waive the no-trade if he’s annoyed he’s not starting?) but putting Plumlee into the starting lineup is not a recipe to help anything. What exactly does he do well at this point? – 12:08 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Suns duo this season:
Nurkic — Beal —
8.8 PPG 17.8 PPG
9.5 RPG 1.2 SPG
Moving to the bench. pic.x.com/bde5ggXUC4 – 11:50 PM
Suns duo this season:
Nurkic — Beal —
8.8 PPG 17.8 PPG
9.5 RPG 1.2 SPG
Moving to the bench. pic.x.com/bde5ggXUC4 – 11:50 PM
Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Sources: Rookie Ryan Dunn and Mason Plumlee expected to replace Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkić in the Phoenix Suns starting lineup. pic.x.com/ody525bQsg – 11:44 PM
Sources: Rookie Ryan Dunn and Mason Plumlee expected to replace Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkić in the Phoenix Suns starting lineup. pic.x.com/ody525bQsg – 11:44 PM
Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Sources: In midst of 4-game losing streak and tension in locker room, Phoenix expected to make drastic change by removing Bradley Beal, Jusuf Nurkic from starting lineup beginning Monday at Philadelphia. #haynesbriefs pic.x.com/utz0FNLppB – 11:42 PM
Sources: In midst of 4-game losing streak and tension in locker room, Phoenix expected to make drastic change by removing Bradley Beal, Jusuf Nurkic from starting lineup beginning Monday at Philadelphia. #haynesbriefs pic.x.com/utz0FNLppB – 11:42 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Brian Windhorst and Marc Stein have both reported that the Suns are the most aggressive team pursuing Jimmy Butler, but that the Heat have no interest in Bradley Beal. That means a deal would require a 3rd team to take Beal, where he’d be willing to waive his no-trade clause – 5:02 PM
Brian Windhorst and Marc Stein have both reported that the Suns are the most aggressive team pursuing Jimmy Butler, but that the Heat have no interest in Bradley Beal. That means a deal would require a 3rd team to take Beal, where he’d be willing to waive his no-trade clause – 5:02 PM
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
The one team that is not essentially low balling Heat on Jimmy inquiries is Suns, per Windy. But it was reiterated to me that Heat is not interested in anything requiring them to take Beal. – 1:34 PM
The one team that is not essentially low balling Heat on Jimmy inquiries is Suns, per Windy. But it was reiterated to me that Heat is not interested in anything requiring them to take Beal. – 1:34 PM
More on this storyline
The Phoenix Suns are among the teams interested in trading for Butler, but the complication is that Suns guard Bradley Beal would very likely need to be involved in that deal to make the salary-cap math work. The Heat is not interested in acquiring Beal’s no-trade clause, meaning the Suns would need to find a third team to take Beal and Beal would also need to approve of being dealt to that team. -via Miami Herald / January 6, 2025
Chris Haynes: Sources: Rookie Ryan Dunn and Mason Plumlee expected to replace Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkić in the Phoenix Suns starting lineup. -via x.com / January 6, 2025
Ramona Shelburne: Suns shaking things up amidst a poor stretch of play, swapping Bradley Beal out of the starting lineup. As one team source put it, “just about needing a spark to play better basketball.” @ChrisBHaynes first. -via Twitter @ramonashelburne / January 6, 2025
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