[quote]As fricking annoying as the Jordan Poole trade, keeping Bey will be fundamental moving forward.[/quote

This is what I expected of the Poole/Bey trade. I KNEW Bey would be the jewel of the trade and made it one I could swallow. Bey is a baller and I wanted him in the '20 draft. I was sold on him being a Pelican from watching him at Villanova and every time I caught a game, he was tough, hitting threes at a ridiculous clip--45%, a leader, no mistakes, plays sound basketball and a very good defender. He was the selection to us in a # of mock drafts and I was hopeful but didnt see him lasting that long so that he would be there at 12. Didnt think he would get past 7 or 8. When it got to 10, I was sure we would get him---NO---Griff goes and pick KIRA LEWIS. I cut off the tv when that happened and said Griff can't draft players and didn't have to in Cleveland with LeBron there and being the "GM" trading picks for vets.

I was pissed bc Bey was there for the taking. That scenario is when I knew Griff sucked at evaluating talent, bc Trajan would of never picked KIRA frickin LEWIS, period, but Griff didn't trust Trajan yet I believe to give him real-autonomy as the "GM in title" to make picks until Trajan sold him on taking Herb and it panned out. (Wish Trajan was our GM now, one year, too late, but I digress).

Bey came in the league and immediately looked like a vet who could defend and knock down shots--quintessential 3 and D guy, and he could drive to the goal and goes to the line. He just knows how to play ball. Period.

Fast forward, I was agged with the Poole trade until I saw Bey added in it and was shocked Washington would let go ofPeriod. he was coming off that ACL injury and missed most of the year, so they never really saw his fit with the team, when he got signed after playing in Atlanta.

Bey is here bc of Troy Weaver, GM of the Pistons at the time and drafted Bey himself.
But an absolute fail at trading Saddiq for James Wiseman, cause he valued Wiseman size????. (Again, I wish Trajan was still here. Damn, Joe and Troy dont instill a confidence that they are competent evaluator of talent. But, it seems they did well with Fears and DQ, despite the ugliness of trading the 1st this year. Can yall imagine if DQ didn't look promising this year what we would have felt? Yikes!!
Further, Troy, rightfully being fired by the Pistons, lands with the Wizards, suggesting to the brass to sign Saddiq.

Now, for a third time, Weaver gets Bey in the Poole trade, which is the salvaging aspect of trading CJ for Poole. No way Poole should have been viewed as the potential #2 option, he's a 6th man at best. Just like Trey ain't a #2 or 3 option himself and that's where Joe and Troy went wrong

Im glad its panning out for Bey in N.O. Hes gotten progressively better through the years, after the injury and now with him healthy, we seeing that he is a solid starter/6th man. He's been the most consistent player and important for us this year. He can get you 15-20 all day. And knocks down his threes. Lost a little step defensively but not much, still a good defender within the scheme.

KEEP HIM. Hes heating up now 18 months after the injury. Last 5 games--26/8/4 averages... And locked in for the next two years at a #6mil a year. Almost criminal for someone of Bey's capabilities.

If they mess it up and move Bey on some dumbshit, Im done watching them. Hes that vital to this team's future success and should be considered a core player moving forward.

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Posted by LSUPilot07

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Posted on 2/8/26 at 9:02 am to brmark70816

He is absolutely a starter on just about every team in the NBA. Maybe that wasn’t the case before his injury but it certainly is now. He’s clearly somehow taken a big step forward after being hurt last year. He’s a great 3 or small ball 4 that can guard 1-5 if he has to and he’s probably our best 3 point shooter. He’s a guy you build around and a perfect #3 option who is playing like a star right now. Maybe the most important thing: He’s only making $6 million this year and next year in his 26 and 27 year old seasons.

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