Overview

• Negotiations focus on Beal’s remaining two-year, $110 million deal that still carries an active no-trade clause.
• Phoenix is more than $10 million over the NBA’s second luxury tax apron and views a buyout as its primary route to cap relief.
• Management could mirror Milwaukee by stretching a reduced buyout over multiple seasons to reduce annual dead-cap charges.
• Beal averaged 17.6 points and shot 40.7% from three in Phoenix but was limited to 53 games each season by injuries.
• At least one Western Conference playoff contender is already monitoring Beal’s impending free agency ahead of July 6.