Bradley Beal and Phoenix Suns could go against a breakdown this season.
The team was in pursuit of Jimmy Bulter, who led up to last month’s NBA trading deadline, ESPN reported. Nothing ever realized. Butler was unhappy in Miami, and the heat ultimately included him in a blockbuster trade that sent him to the Golden State Warriors.
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Bradley Beal #3 of Phoenix Suns smiles during the game against Sacramento Kings on March 14, 2025 at PhX Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. (Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
Beal has a clause without trade in his contract, which could have hindered any potential trade near the deadline. But if Suns revises moving Beal during the peak season, the three-time NBA All-Star appears to be open to the opportunity.
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But Beal told ESPN that if he leaves Phoenix this summer, he prefers to land with a challenger.
The new Phoenix Suns Guard Bradley Beal, Middle, is flanked by SUNS president of basketball operations and general manager James Jones and head coach Frank Vogel, on the right, as Beal holds a new Suns jersey during a NBA -Basketball news conference on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
“I enjoy the game, man,” Beal said. “This game is fun. I’m not trying to let anyone take the joy out of it for me. It’s very hard. It’s hard. We’re all people, man. We have every right to shut down. We have all the right to question what’s going on. You have every right to say, ‘why me?’ But I feel like it just pulls you down a little more than you need.
Beal also suggested that he still has plenty of reasons to smile.
New Phoenix Suns -Guard Bradley Beal answers a question under an NBA -Basketball -New Conference Thursday, June 29, 2023 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
“I still play in the NBA. I still have the best job in the world and I still have my clause without trade. So I smile every day.”
Beal is due to just over $ 110 million over the next two years.
He average 17.6 points and 3.7 assists over 47 games so far this season. Suns was off Saturday, but went into the day at the eleventh place in the western conference. If the NBA final game started today, Suns would be on the outside and look in.
