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Devin Booker ‘didn’t expect it’, shares impact of Suns dropping star players, ‘a lot of egos’

January 7, 2025 4 Min Read
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The Phoenix Suns have been handed a much-needed enhance to their season with a victory over a struggling Philadelphia 76ers facet.

The Suns have been struggling on and off the court docket in current weeks and at present sit with a 16-18 report within the Western Convention which was boosted by the 99-109 win over the 76ers.

There was little doubt that one thing wanted to alter on the Suns however the choice to drop each Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic to the bench was a shock.

Jimmy Butler’s commerce state of affairs on the Miami Warmth seems to be inflicting most of the present points across the Suns’ workforce who might desperately do with out distractions.

Photograph by Emilee Chinn/Getty Photos

Regardless of being strongly linked with a pressured transfer away from the Suns, Beal confirmed precisely what the franchise might be lacking if he does go away.

Beal was dropped to the bench for the sport with the 76ers, a transfer which seems to be making an attempt to drive him to go away in a commerce deal.

The 31-year-old’s numbers have dropped off considerably since heading to Phoenix with many questioning his match with the facet which already consists of superstars Devin Booker and Kevin Durant.

Beal put apart all of the narratives and in half-hour as a reserve guard, poured a team-high 25 factors on 10-of-15 taking pictures with 5 assists and three boards.

Whereas the commerce noise doesn’t seem to have impacted Beal, who holds a whole lot of the playing cards along with his no-trade clause, teammate Booker revealed the affect the fallout was having on the Suns facet.

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It’s by no means simple for a star participant to be benched, particularly when the transfer appears to be like primarily based solely on making an attempt to drive the participant to go away in opposition to their will.

Nevertheless, Booker has defined how properly Beal has handled the noise and the way it has helped the workforce morale.

Chatting with the media on Beal’s benching he mentioned: “One thing I didn’t anticipate coming however Brad [Bradley Beal] responded properly, and Nurk [Jusuf Nurkic] responded properly, they didn’t let it weigh on the locker room and it’s an necessary a part of our win tonight.”

Booker went on to elucidate how the largest a part of the shock benchings is to not let it affect the locker room.

He continued: “It’s the largest half, you’ve obtained lots of people with a whole lot of egos. To place that to the facet and take it as what it’s and nonetheless come out and carry out at a excessive stage is a real testomony to their professionalism.”

Whereas there may be nonetheless an actual probability that Beal will go away the Suns in a commerce to usher in Butler, for now, his professionalism stays unquestionable as he appears to be like to assist his present workforce.

“One thing I did not anticipate coming, however Brad responded properly, Nurk responded properly. They did not let it weigh within the locker room. It is was necessary and massive a part of our win tonight.”

Devin Booker on Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic coming off bench in Suns win over 76ers. #Suns pic.twitter.com/HBSwXwSaIN

— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) January 7, 2025

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