The Phoenix Suns have agreed to acquire Bradley Beal from the Washington Wizards for a package that includes Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, multiple second round picks and pick swaps.
The Suns own their second rounders from 2023 until 2028, as well as pick swaps in 2024 and 2026. The Suns previously owe their first rounders in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029 to the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn also owns swap rights in 2028.
The deal is expected to be finalized in the coming days as they work out the details.
Beal had a no trade clause in his contract, which gave him a considerable amount of leverage in the talks.
“This was an extremely complicated process with so many different hurdles to get through and Ted Leonsis and Michael Winger were unbelievable partners in making this happen,” Bartelstein told ESPN. “From the day that Ted drafted Brad he has been by our side along with [former general managers] Ernie Grunfeld and Tommy Sheppard. They’ve always had Brad’s back in every way and now we have experienced the exact same thing with Ted and Michael Winger. We are extremely grateful.”
The Suns managed to keep Deandre Ayton out of the trade, though they now have four players on varying levels of max contracts. The Suns will have $163 million in salary committed to Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Beal and Ayton for the 23-24 season.
The Wizards will be unloading the final four years and $207 million of Beal’s contract
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