Day: June 17, 2023

The Phoenix Suns are reportedly one of the finalists to trade for Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards. But there are some holdups for Beal to be dealt for the Suns.

Because Beal has a full no-trade clause, he has the ability to block any deal. In the case of a deal to the Suns, it’s believed Beal would want some say in who would be left on the Phoenix roster after a trade.

The Suns can offer the Wizards a package based around Deandre Ayton and Landry Shamet. However, Beal reportedly prefers that Phoenix keeps Ayton and trades Chris Paul in a potential deal instead.

Paul has a partially guaranteed $30.8 million contract for next season, but the Suns can increase the value of that guarantee to any amount, up to the full amount, to make a trade work. As for Beal, he has a 15% trade bonus that would be waived upon him being traded. Beal’s no-trade clause would carry over to a new team if he’s traded from the Wizards.

The Washington Wizards have advanced discussions on trading franchise star Bradley Beal. The Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns have emerged as finalists for Beal. Both teams are considered serious contenders for the longtime Wizards guard.

Miami has long-been linked to Beal. The Heat could offer a package that revolves around expiring salary after next season, if the Wizards goal is to clear salary. Miami could also offer a package built around guard Tyler Herro, if Washington wanted to build around him in the next iteration of their team.

Any offer from the Suns would have to include either Chris Paul or Deandre Ayton. Paul would likely see his salary guaranteed to near the full amount of $30.8 million to make a trade work. A deal centered around Paul or Ayton would also likely have to include Landry Shamet as matching salary.