<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-the-guard-phoenix-just-signed-amid-bradley-beal-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns make two key roster decisions amid Bradley Beal rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bradley-Beal-reacts-to-a-play.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns make two key roster decisions amid Bradley Beal rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T10:36:54-07:00">June 30th, 10:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T15:50:36-07:00">June 30th, 3:50pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Amidst the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-bradley-beal-trade-buzz-gets-reality-check-from-jake-fischer">rumors around Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal</a>, the team made a few moves by signing Collin Gillespie <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939723890411868372" rel="noopener">to a new contract</a> and deciding <a href="https://x.com/Gambo987/status/1939732193649336599" rel="noopener">to not retain</a> Cody Martin, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and John Gambadoro, respectively.</p><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-kevin-durant-trade-suns-jalen-green">Suns traded Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets</a>, there have been questions if Beal would be next on the trade block as the team has shown its confidence in Gillespie.</p><p>Charania reported that it’s a one-year contract that is guaranteed as both sides worked towards the deal after he played well under a two-way contract. Last season in 33 games played, Gillespie averaged 5.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game while shooting 43 percent from the field and 43.3 percent from beyond the arc.</p><p>“Guard Collin Gillespie intends to sign a guaranteed one-year contract to return to the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN,” Charania wrote. “Suns officials and agents James Dunleavy and Jordan Gertler of Excel Sports worked toward the deal that rewards Gillespie after a strong season on a two-way.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Guard Collin Gillespie intends to sign a guaranteed one-year contract to return to the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. Suns officials and agents James Dunleavy and Jordan Gertler of Excel Sports worked toward the deal that rewards Gillespie after a strong season on a two-way. <a href="https://t.co/vdDs0S0Pay">pic.twitter.com/vdDs0S0Pay</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939723890411868372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>As for Martin, Gambadoro posted on his X, formerly Twitter, account that “his contract was non-guaranteed until today,” effectively making him a free agent. Last season, Martin averaged 6.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 41.8 percent from the field.</p><h2><b>Despite rumors, Bradley Beal is likely staying with the Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Beal-vs-the-Thunder.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>As some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-rumors-bradley-beal-goner-kevin-durant-trade">speculation had Beal gone from the Suns</a>, the latest reporting from Jake Fischer poured water over that notion, saying that the expectation is that he will be on the team. Not only is he healthy, but Beal is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDg4YREbLrg&amp;t=1241s" rel="noopener">ready to have a bounce-back season</a> and be a featured player alongside a new look backcourt of Devin Booker and newcomer Jalen Green.</p><p>“I think there’s really nothing to expect on the Bradley Beal front outside of Bradley Beal being a member of the Phoenix Suns and trying to have a bounce-back season,” Fischer said, via Bleacher Report.</p><p>“If he does that, and by bounce-back season, I want to say Bradley Beal also, because of just how poor overall Phoenix’s season went, I think his success and his efficiency as a shooter honestly got a bit overshadowed, clouded. The guy averaged 17 points a game last year, shooting 38% from three in 32 minutes per game.”</p><p>“The word out of Beal land is that Bradley Beal is healthy,” Fischer said. “He’s going to come back at 32 years old with two years left on his deal and be a real factor in Phoenix’s backcourt alongside Devin Booker and newly added Jalen Green.”</p><p>At any rate, Phoenix is looking to improve after finishing 11th in the West.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns make two key roster decisions amid Bradley Beal rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-bill-simmons-has-la-atop-bradley-beal-potential-landing-spots');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bill Simmons has Lakers atop Bradley Beal potential landing spots');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Bradley-Beal-and-LeBron-James-on-Nov.-26-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bill Simmons has Lakers atop Bradley Beal potential landing spots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T09:55:47-07:00">June 30th, 9:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T09:55:47-07:00">June 30th, 9:55am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-rumors-brian-windhorst-befuddled-by-lebron-james-strategy-amid-trade-buzz" rel="noopener">rumors surrounding Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James</a> and his representation saying that his goal is to compete right now for a championship, there is speculation around who the team can add to make them better. As there are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-bill-simmons-lakers-cavs-jazz-lebron-james-trade">rumors around James being traded from the Lakers</a>, Bill Simmons has an idea on who the team can acquire in an act of “desperation.”</p><p>The player he would mention is Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal, who has been under scrutiny with his disappointing level of play and huge contract. However, Simmons on his self-titled show would say that Los Angeles is a team that could have interest in Beal <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQjXScGWcS8&amp;t=5064s" rel="noopener">“from a desperation standpoint.”</a></p><p>“I think the Lakers are in there from a desperation standpoint on getting some sort of person that makes them feel different than they were last year,” Simmons said. “I’m putting Sacramento in here because I think they’re just in no man’s land and they’re somehow back to who they were for the entire 2010s, and they just have this weird team that doesn’t make sense, and are they capable of anything.”</p><p>“I had Phoenix because of this Beal situation,” Simmons continued. “What do you do? You can’t buy them out, that would be idiotic. Do you hope he’s gonna be better? You can’t trade him. Do you bury him? You be like “You know what, you’re just not going to play basketball anymore, we’re not going to play you.’”</p><h2><b>Bradley Beal is likely staying with Suns, despite Bill Simmons’ Lakers link </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Suns-guard-Bradley-Beal.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/nba-rumors-lakers-again-linked-to-longtime-bucks-star">Lakers linked to many players in the offseason</a>, Beal hasn’t really been one of them due to his level of play and the contract, as said before. Even Jake Fischer of “NBA Insider Notebook” would say that the expectation is that Beal is part of the Suns and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDg4YREbLrg&amp;t=1241s" rel="noopener">will try to rebound from many down seasons.</a></p><p>“I think there’s really nothing to expect on the Bradley Beal front outside of Bradley Beal being a member of the Phoenix Suns and trying to have a bounce-back season,” Fischer said. “If he does that, and by bounce back season, I want to say Bradley Beal also, because of just how poor overall Phoenix’s season went, I think his success and his efficiency as a shooter honestly got a bit overshadowed, clouded. The guy averaged 17 points a game last year, shooting 38% from three in 32 minutes per game.”</p><p>“The world out of Beal land is that Bradley Beal is healthy,” Fischer continued. “He’s going to come back at 32 years old with two years left on his deal and be a real factor in Phoenix’s backcourt alongside Devin Booker and newly added Jalen Green.”</p><p>At any rate, Los Angeles is looking to improve after finishing 50-32 record, which put them third in the Western Conference before being eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bill Simmons has Lakers atop Bradley Beal potential landing spots

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Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Bradley Beal trade buzz gets reality check from Jake Fischer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T12:22:22-07:00">June 29th, 12:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T12:22:22-07:00">June 29th, 12:22pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-kevin-durant-trade-suns-jalen-green">Phoenix Suns traded Kevin Durant</a> to the Houston Rockets, the basketball world has wondered if Bradley Beal would be next to be dealt, as he’s been in talks in the past. As it was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-rumors-insider-declares-phoenix-100-done-with-bradley-beal">rumored that the Suns are done with Beal</a> due to the disappointing performance and huge contract, Jake Fischer would provide an update on that front.</p><p>Fischer would be on “NBA Insider Notebook” for Bleacher Report, where the topic of Beal’s possible trade market was brought up. He would shoot down any notions that there is any interest in a move and that the goal for him is to stay in Phoenix and try to have a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDg4YREbLrg&amp;t=1241s" rel="noopener">“bounce-back season.”</a></p><p>“I think there’s really nothing to expect on the Bradley Beal front outside of Bradley Beal being a member of the Phoenix Suns and trying to have a bounce-back season,” Fischer said. “If he does that, and by bounce back season, I want to say Bradley Beal also, because of just how poor overall Phoenix’s season went, I think his success and his efficiency as a shooter honestly got a bit overshadowed, clouded. The guy averaged 17 points a game last year, shooting 38% from three in 32 minutes per game.”</p><p>Last season, Beal averaged 17 points, 3.7 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting 49.7 percent from the field and 38.6 percent from beyond the arc. With Durant traded, it could give Beal more opportunity to produce, though Jalen Green now enters the fold with the Durant trade.</p><h2><b>Suns’ Bradley Beal deemed “untradeable”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Bradley-Beal.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/the-suns-cant-keep-new-big-3-together-after-kevin-durant-trade">argue that the Suns’ new Big Three with Beal</a>, Green, and Devin Booker shouldn’t stay together, it seems like the team is heading for that unit to lead the 2025-26 season. Fischer would continue to say that Beal is “healthy” and ready to be a “real factor” for the team, along with the two aforementioned guards.</p><p>“The world out of Beal land is that Bradley Beal is healthy,” Fischer said. “He’s going to come back at 32 years old with two years left on his deal and be a real factor in Phoenix’s backcourt alongside Devin Booker and newly added Jalen Green.”</p><p>It would be reported by Suns insider John Gambarodo that the team doesn’t want Beal back, but that he is <a href="https://x.com/Gambo987/status/1930664960444834234" rel="noopener">“untradeable.”</a></p><p>“They do not want him back. But he is untradable, and if he does not agree to a buyout, they may be stuck with him,” Gambarodo wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “One of the questions they asked candidates during the coaching cycle was what you would do with Beal. They 100% don’t want him and are looking at how to get out.”</p><p>Phoenix is looking to improve after finishing with a 36-46 record, which put them 11th in the Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Bradley Beal trade buzz gets reality check from Jake Fischer

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-rumors-bradley-beal-goner-kevin-durant-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns rumors: Bradley Beal is a goner after Kevin Durant trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Suns-Bradley-Beal.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns rumors: Bradley Beal is a goner after Kevin Durant trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-22T14:27:22-07:00">June 22nd, 2:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-22T14:27:22-07:00">June 22nd, 2:27pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Almost two weeks after the Phoenix Suns hired Jordan Ott, the franchise made a significant move. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/kevin-durant-trade-grades-rockets-suns-after-blockbuster-deal">Suns traded Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets</a>. As a result, it leaves Bradley Beal in a bit of a limbo.</p><p>According to John Gambadoro via the Kevin O’Connor Show, he said that the Suns will <a href="https://x.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1936884770484507111" rel="noopener">either trade or buy out</a> Beal. This decision doesn’t come as much of a surprise, considering the failed experiment.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bradley Beal will get traded or bought out by the Phoenix Suns, per <a href="https://twitter.com/Gambo987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Gambo987</a>. <a href="https://t.co/UqivPqN4Eb">https://t.co/UqivPqN4Eb</a> <a href="https://t.co/OrMRuGz1ei">pic.twitter.com/OrMRuGz1ei</a></p><p>— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1936884770484507111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>However, his <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/10811/bradley-beal" rel="noopener">near $50 million price tag</a> doesn’t make things any easier for the franchise to digest. A fickle 2024-25 season left a sour taste in fans’ mouths.</p><p>Even though previous head coach Mike Budenholzer didn’t help the situation, it didn’t eliminate the disappointment that many felt towards Beal.</p><p>He came off the bench and started, but never had a consistent role. Fans continued to be irate with him when the end of the season and a hunt for a play-in spot ended in missing out entirely.</p><p>Many suggested that he didn’t care, which seemed like a stretch. It didn’t help that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-bradley-beal-agent-nonsense-trade-reports">Suns tried time and time again to trade Beal</a>, despite him having a no-trade clause.</p><h2><b>How could the Suns release Bradley Beal with his no-trade clause?</b></h2><p>This might all be wishful thinking. With a no-trade clause, Beal doesn’t have to go anywhere or agree to anything. After all, he said that his family loves Phoenix and the environment.</p><p>Not to mention, his salary wouldn’t be one he would be willing to negotiate. Losing out on $50 million isn’t something anyone would do if they don’t have to.</p><p>Could the Suns risk not playing Beal to come to a buyout?</p><p>That’s a possible scenario, and one that they might have to brace themselves for. In the Durant trade, Phoenix acquired Jalen Green, who has a similar skillset to Devin Booker and Beal himself.</p><p>That Big 3 could be even more redundant and less talented– which leaves Beal as the odd man out.</p><p>Beal’s decision could impact the next several seasons for the Suns. If he were to be bought out, they could stretch and waive him to reduce the amount of immediate money owed.</p><p>Simultaneously, if they were to trade him, it would be <a href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2025/4/16/24407565/phoenix-suns-2025-offseason-bradley-beal-trade-waiver-buyout-ntc-financial-flexibility" rel="noopener">tough to find a trade partner</a>.</p><p>Few teams have shown interest and would be willing to give Phoenix what they are looking for. This is truly a unique situation for the franchise.</p><p>They could bite the bullet on a buyout– or try and navigate a trade– hoping that they find a trade partner who will absorb the salary.</p><p>Expectations should be tempered, or not set at all, as the Suns might not be able to get off Beal that easily.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns rumors: Bradley Beal is a goner after Kevin Durant trade

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Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: ESPN concocts Damian Lillard-Bradley Beal trade to help Giannis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-18T12:49:36-07:00">June 18th, 12:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-18T12:49:36-07:00">June 18th, 12:49pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-rumors-aggressive-giannis-antetokounmpo-plan-confirmed">Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks</a> have quieted down in recent weeks, and it’s now appearing increasingly likely that the superstar will spend at least <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-doc-rivers-addresses-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-rumors">another season with the Milwaukee Bucks</a> despite their recent struggles. The Bucks are facing the prospect of a 2025-26 season without Damian Lillard in the lineup due to a torn Achilles, putting the pressure on the front office to figure out how to morph this team into a contender.</p><p>Recently, NBA insider Kevin Pelton of ESPN proposed <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45526828/nba-offseason-2025-8-giannis-bucks-trades-shake-league" rel="noopener">an interesting trade</a>, suggesting that the Bucks trade Lillard and Pat Connaughton to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Bradley Beal, Royce O’Neal, and the 29th overall pick in this year’s draft.</p><p>Pelton noted that Beal “could fit better in Milwaukee than he has with the Suns” due to having more opportunities to handle the ball.</p><p>For the Suns, the deal would give them a chance to move off of the NBA’s undisputed worst contract in Beal while also giving them a point guard once Lillard returns.</p><p>“…if he is able to return at something close to his All-Star form at age 35, Lillard would be a better fit alongside Devin Booker in the Phoenix backcourt,” noted Pelton.</p><h2><b>A big summer for the Bucks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Giannis-Antetokounmpo_9eb9bb.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The good news for the Bucks is that the 2025-26 Eastern Conference would theoretically appear to be as wide open as it’s been in years.</p><p>The Boston Celtics are likely to be without Jayson Tatum for most or all of next season due to a torn Achilles, the Indiana Pacers are a strong but flawed team, and the Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t exactly prove to be a juggernaut in this year’s playoffs.</p><p>Trading to get Beal might be the ultimate sign of the franchise’s commitment to Antetokounmpo, as teams aren’t exactly chomping at the bit to take on one of the worst contracts in league history.</p><p>As Pelton noted, Beal would have to approve the deal due to his no-trade clause, but if it did go through, it could give the Bucks one last chance to compete with Antetokounmpo leading the way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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