nate33 wrote:Laimbeer wrote:No one is taking Beal without unloading some long term money. Poole and Kuzma might be interesting. Poole is sort of a point guard who was better when not expected to be Batman or Robin. I think on some level he'd welcome going back to third option or so. Kuzma improves their depth. Beal reprises his borderline all-star role in Washington.
Why on Earth would the rebuilding/tanking Wizards want a declining injury-prone, former star with 26,000 career minutes under his belt and a supermax contract?
My guess is Beal's decline was due to the team situation and he still can be a top ten shooting guard. He's only a year older than Kuzma and hopefully Poole isn't a part of anyone's rebuilding plan, so age isn't really a factor.
You do raise a fair point about tanking - if Washington wants to, they are probably better off not making the deal as I beileve Beal makes them better.