re: Shams: Pels one of teams interested in Beal

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And Zion is 19. By the time Zion is 26 Beal would be 33.

I’m not saying age is the deciding factor, if you could move Jrue or Lonzo plus for him (and the Wiz did it for some ridiculous reason) then obviously I would do it, but if you’re throwing your chips in the basket I would prefer someone younger who could really age and grow with Zion.

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I think what people also need to keep in mind is this isn’t a Tyreke Evans, Omar Asik, or even DeMarcus Cousins type trade. We would be trading for a legit top 10 player, that teams really cover, coming to a legit team, who’s talents would shine.

Barring injury those are the type of major trades you make as a premier franchise because those players retain their value.

Sure, maybe you give up a good chunk of your war chest, but guess what? As long as you manage the player correctly(I.E. don’t let him walk for nothing) you will be able to get most of that value back in a trade if things don’t work out ideally.

I think this team can win multiple ways. For instance bringing in Myles Turner and just having a really solid starting five unit with Lonzo, Jrue, Ingram, Zion, Turner. But I think Beal is a homerun swing I’m willing to take because he, Ingram, Zion, and Lonzo, based on their projected development curves, would arguably become the best core unit in the league within a season or two. And as multiple championship squads have shown, you create the best core in the league and you can typically figure out the rest.