Bradley Beal Reportedly Doesn’t Want to Leave Suns
The Phoenix Suns are at the hands of Bradley Beal and his no-trade clause.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns are in heavy pursuit of Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline this Thursday, Feb. 6.
There appears to be mutual interest from the Suns and Butler on the worlds coming together, though one massive roadblock stands in the way.
Phoenix guard Bradley Beal is one of two players in the league to own a no-trade clause in his contract (the other being Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James) and has the right to refuse any deal that involves him.
With the Suns wanting to keep stars in Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, Phoenix’s only option to land Butler is finding a way to get Beal off their roster – though if Beal doesn’t want to leave, no deal is happening.
It sure sounds like Beal doesn’t want to depart.
From The Stein Line’s Jake Fischer:
“The unrelenting word continues to be that Beal has no desire to bless a trade pretty much anywhere and prefers to remain in Phoenix, where his family has been settling after finally leaving the nation’s capital.”
