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Bradley Beal told ESPN's Tim MacMahon something that The Arizona Republic's Phoenix Suns beat reporter Duane Rankin reported over seven weeks ago.
"I'm still playing in the NBA, I still have the best job in the world, and I still have my no-trade clause," Beal told ESPN. "So I'm smiling every day."
Phoenix kept its flickering playoff hopes alive with a win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
Rankin has written extensively on Beal's position — including the part of MacMahon's piece about how Beal could consider waiving his no-trade clause this offseason if the right opportunity comes — but many fans on social media expressed frustration when MacMahon's article dropped:
Entering Friday's game, Beal had averaged 17.7 points per game on 50.6/39.3/82.4 shooting splits this season while averaging a steal per game.
This season, the team had a .514 winning percentage in games where the Big 3 of Beal, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant all play (entering Friday's game). In games when those three have not all played, they had posted a .486 winning percentage.
To put that in perspective, their win percentage with the Big 3 on the court together this season is better than the ninth-seeded Kings in the Western Conference. Instead, the Suns are 11th in the West.
While Booker and Durant have been healthy, Beal has missed 20 games this season. Beal is healthy now, however, and reiterated to MacMahon what he has said from the start.
"But (the season is) not over yet, so that's kind of my mindset," Beal said. "I'm always going to be the naive guy. I played in D.C. for 11 years, so naive is kind of my middle name.
"We still haven't played our best basketball. ... We have the toughest (remaining) schedule in the league, too, so it's a good challenge for us. Either we can (expletive) or get off the pot."
This mindset leaves Beal with 15 more games left to go on a run, where he will look to prove those who are displeased with him and his no-trade clause wrong.
The Suns, with Friday's victory, are 1.5 games back of the Dallas Mavericks for 10th in the West and a berth in the play-in tournament.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Suns guard Bradley Beal's new statement on no-trade clause is not new
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"I'm still playing in the NBA, I still have the best job in the world, and I still have my no-trade clause," Beal told ESPN. "So I'm smiling every day."
Phoenix kept its flickering playoff hopes alive with a win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
Rankin has written extensively on Beal's position — including the part of MacMahon's piece about how Beal could consider waiving his no-trade clause this offseason if the right opportunity comes — but many fans on social media expressed frustration when MacMahon's article dropped:
Entering Friday's game, Beal had averaged 17.7 points per game on 50.6/39.3/82.4 shooting splits this season while averaging a steal per game.
This season, the team had a .514 winning percentage in games where the Big 3 of Beal, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant all play (entering Friday's game). In games when those three have not all played, they had posted a .486 winning percentage.
To put that in perspective, their win percentage with the Big 3 on the court together this season is better than the ninth-seeded Kings in the Western Conference. Instead, the Suns are 11th in the West.
While Booker and Durant have been healthy, Beal has missed 20 games this season. Beal is healthy now, however, and reiterated to MacMahon what he has said from the start.
"But (the season is) not over yet, so that's kind of my mindset," Beal said. "I'm always going to be the naive guy. I played in D.C. for 11 years, so naive is kind of my middle name.
"We still haven't played our best basketball. ... We have the toughest (remaining) schedule in the league, too, so it's a good challenge for us. Either we can (expletive) or get off the pot."
This mindset leaves Beal with 15 more games left to go on a run, where he will look to prove those who are displeased with him and his no-trade clause wrong.
The Suns, with Friday's victory, are 1.5 games back of the Dallas Mavericks for 10th in the West and a berth in the play-in tournament.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Suns guard Bradley Beal's new statement on no-trade clause is not new
Continue reading...
