Refuse the invitation of multiple teams and concentrate on joining the Suns!Assisted KD to hit the first championship of his career.
After beating the Wizards on the road, the Suns' form became more solid, ending two losses in two games and improving their standings. Now, the Suns are 14-12 and 10th in the West, and the situation is still uncertain. In addition, they also played very hard against the talents at the bottom of the West, and even were almost eliminated on their home court, if it weren't for their last-minute mistakes, I'm afraid the Suns would have to plant a big heel, which is not the state of a championship team at all, even without Beal, they will play a more solid game. It's clear that the current Suns don't have what it takes to win the championship. With $6.55 million in 2 years, it's not easy to get your first championship with a team like Phoenix.
This season's Suns, although there are Durant, Beal, and Booker, but the lineup of the three is not very good, and all three players have suffered some injuries, especially Beal, whose lower back is injured, so his first game is late. After that, he suffered an ankle injury and has no plans to return for the time being, while Booker and Durant are not in great shape. Durant is getting old, and Booker is trying to be the core player of the team, but now it seems that he is not in a good situation. Although Booker also has good offensive ability, it is difficult for him to pass the football in the face of the opponent's pinch shots, let alone help the opponent.
In the offseason, the Suns' trades, signings, didn't look good. But, for now, the Suns also have something comforting, and that's Eric Gordon, which gives them peace of mind. Gordon scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 2-of-2 from 3-point range, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in the game against Washington, averaging +12 points per game. In other words, without Gordon, the Suns only lost eight points, and from this point of view, Gordon played a vital role for the Suns, and Gordon is still irreplaceable for the Suns, so his transfer can be said to be the Suns' biggest deal in the summer.
Gordon shot 467% and 39 percent from three-point range6%, he can be a regular or a substitute, he is in a state like an oven that can keep improving, and he is a dream for any championship team. With Beal's absence and 16 of his 22 appearances this season, Gordon has accomplished a task that he shouldn't have done and is averaging 32 games per game0 minutes. Obviously, Vogel still has a lot of faith in Gordon, but on second thought, Gordon is an experienced player who makes a hard mistake and has a great performance on the court, and any manager would have a good opinion of him.
Before the transfer market even began, Gordon had become a piece of fat in the trade, and all the teams wanted him. One is that everyone knows Gordon's worth, and the other is that because Gordon wants to win his first championship, he can lower his salary and only get a base salary. In addition to Phoenix, the Lakers, Warriors, Mavericks, etc. are also interested in Gordon, but he resolutely rejected their ** and is determined to join Phoenix. The reason is simple, Durant and the three superstars are there, for Gordon, the Suns are the most suitable position for him, and Phoenix is the most promising team to win the championship. Of course, the Suns will not give up on Gordon and directly offer Gordon a two-year contract of $6.55 million.
Although it is only a base salary, it can also see the sincerity of the Suns. A high-paid team like the Warriors, as well as a team like the 76ers who don't want to pay a higher luxury tax, they can only get a year's basic salary, according to the rules of the NBA, the minimum annual salary for the first year is to be bought by the league, take Harrell as an example, the 76ers club offered a base annual salary of $2.76 million, and then an annual salary of $2.89 million a year, although Harrell got more than $100,000, but part of it was paid by the league and was not included in the range of salary.
It can be seen that Gordon is actually a win-win situation for the Suns, but in the Suns, it is not as good as Gordon imagined, not to mention injuries, let's just say that the Suns lack a core, plus their defensive ability is very poor, these two serious problems, with the current team alone, can not be made up at all, not to mention, in the free market, they also have no players to trust. But, from the Suns' point of view, Gordon is the only one who can comfort and give everyone comfort.