A buyout could save the Suns nearly $200 million in luxury taxes and allow Beal to join any team. Trading Bradley Beal should be the first option for the Phoenix Suns if they’re looking to part ways with him, as they’d at least get assets in return in the form of players and draft capital.

Even after trading Durant, Beal's contract is keeping the Suns above the second apron, which limits their roster building significantly as they most notably cannot aggregate players in trades, take back more than 100% of the money they send out in trades and only sign incoming free agents to veteran-minimum deals.

If some people are wondering about the trade status of Suns' Bradley Beal, Jake Fischer provides an update on that front.