Overview

• The Suns are negotiating a buyout that would void Beal’s no-trade clause and make him a free agent
• Beal has two seasons and roughly $110 million remaining on his contract, which the team could spread over multiple years under buyout terms
• Phoenix is more than $10 million over the second luxury-tax apron and views the move as essential to avoiding repeater-tax penalties
• Beal has averaged under 18 points and played only 53 games in each of his two seasons with Phoenix while seeking to retain as much salary as possible and avoid uprooting his family
• The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks have emerged as leading suitors should Beal reach free agency through a buyout