By all accounts, the Phoenix Suns were desperate to move Beal in a deal for Jimmy Butler, but the bulky contracts involved and second-apron restrictions made negotiations difficult. And that was before taking Beal's no-trade clause into account, which allowed him to control his fate.

Beal's no-trade clause, which the Wizards included in his contract back in 2022, proved to be the biggest challenge in Phoenix trying to find Beal a new home.

Bradley Beal has been the subject of much speculation ever since Jimmy Butler was revealed to have his eye on landing on the Phoenix Suns. The thing was, Butler wasn’t eyeing a team up with Beal and Devin Booker,