{"id":133775,"date":"2025-06-29T09:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T09:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/133775\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T09:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T09:59:11","slug":"nba-reporter-explains-why-phoenix-suns-might-be-stuck-with-bradley-beal-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/133775\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA reporter explains why Phoenix Suns might be stuck with Bradley Beal next season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix Suns have been attempting to trade All-Star guard Bradley Beal for months, exploring a myriad of ways to get him off the roster. While the veteran is still prominently featured in NBA trade rumors, it appears Phoenix will be stuck with him for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

Fred Katz of The Athletic<\/a> reported that Beal \u201cwould be open\u201d to being traded if it\u2019s a deal that sends him to the \u201cright destination\u201d this summer. However, the All-Star guard\u2019s preference is to remain with Phoenix.<\/p>\n

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Related: Insider sheds light on Bradley Beal\u2019s future with Phoenix Suns<\/a><\/p>\n

Bradley Beal stats (ESPN<\/a>):\u00a017 PPG, 3.7 APG, 3.3 RPG, 1.1 SPG, 49.7% FG, 38.6% 3PT<\/p>\n

When the Suns originally acquired Beal from the Washington Wizards, he agreed to waive his no-trade clause to make it happen. However, he\u2019s proven to be a poor fit in Phoenix, and the club has been attempting to move him since January.<\/p>\n

The Suns know they\u2019ll have to attach assets to entice a team to take on Beal\u2019s contract. Unfortunately for the club, the 32-year-old guard has already said he\u2019ll use his no-trade clause to avoid being moved somewhere he doesn\u2019t want to play. Beal and his family are very happy in Phoenix and playing for another team next season would mean either being away from his wife and kids or uprooting his family again.<\/p>\n

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Bradley Beal contract (Spotrac<\/a>):\u00a0$53.67 million (2025-26), $52.1 million player option in \u201926<\/p>\n

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There have been reports this offseason that Phoenix could waive Beal if he doesn\u2019t agree to be traded to another club. Waiving and stretching Beal\u2019s contract would mean spreading out the $110 million he\u2019s owed over the next five years, instead of the next two seasons.<\/p>\n

However, as Katz wrote, waiving and stretching Beal\u2019s contract requires him to give back some money. It\u2019s viewed as highly unlikely that he would be willing to do that. To make matters worse for Phoenix, the NBA CBA contains language that states teams can\u2019t have stretched money on the books greater than 15 percent of the salary cap.<\/p>\n

In Phoenix\u2019s case, it previously waived and stretched Nassir Little and E.J. Liddell. Taking the same course of action with Beal would put them above the 15 percent threshold. The only way to get under that number is if Beal agrees to sacrifice receiving $13.8 million ($2.8 million per year) to be waived.<\/p>\n

Beal has all the control in this situation and there\u2019s no reason for him to give up a portion of his contract just so Phoenix can get him off the roster. Ultimately, the Suns might be stuck with him heading into next season and he\u2019d also likely exercise his $52.1 million player option next summer.<\/p>\n

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