Report: Bradley Beal won’t waive no-trade clause for Bulls, other losing teams in cold markets
Bradley Beal will not waive his no-trade clause in a potential deal that would send the Suns guard to the Chicago Bulls, per a report.
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Bradley Beal will not waive his no-trade clause in a potential deal that would send the Phoenix Suns guard to the Chicago Bulls, The Athletic’s Fred Katz reported on Monday.
Beal would waive the no-trade clause “for the right destination” in a potential Jimmy Butler deal, Katz said.
Going to a winning team would be the first criteria in making a destination right while warm weather is also a factor, according to the report.
“He will not waive it just to leave the Suns. … Accepting a trade elsewhere would mean either relocating his kids once again after going from Washington to Phoenix in 2023, or leaving them to play somewhere else for the time being. … If a team has a losing record and a chilly winter, it won’t be on Beal’s list.”
Chicago, which is 10th in the Eastern Conference at 19-27 entering Monday night, was pinned as a potential destination for Beal due to his connection with coach Billy Donovan, who is now the Bulls’ head man after he previously coached Beal at Florida in 2011-12.
The Bulls’ reported desire to trade Zach LaVine also made the pairing of teams a sensible one.
While Miami is not looking to take on extra money as it would if it acquired Beal, per Katz, the criteria would not rule out the Milwaukee Bucks, who entered Monday night fourth in the East standings and are winning at a much better rate than the Bulls.
Beal was moved to Phoenix’s bench for its Jan. 6 matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers, making Monday his ninth game in that spot.
Butler, meanwhile, was suspended on Monday for walking out of a practice upon hearing he would come off the bench.
The trade deadline is Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. MST.
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Interesting perspective on Beal. I think I like it.
He ain't so bad,
all you do is complain
Who cares about the contract, it's not your money! Beal isn't preventing us from being able to go out and sign a better player. Getting Beal for Paul is still the right move because it opens up the possibility of getting another star (though not easily) and he is much much better than what we could get on the market giving the salary rules.
if the trade was never completed and we let Paul walk, we are still a first apron team. The best we could do is sign another dude using one of the expectations. Sorry Beal is leagues better than any of those players.
beal may not be worth 50-60 mil, but when money isn't the constraint, having him taking up a roster spot is the much better option. So yeah, he sucks based on the dollar amount but is fantastic based on the roster spot and other options that were available.
the trade that screwed the suns was the Durant trade. They never should have included bridges and 4 picks. They should have held out til the end of the year because that mid season trade was bonkers.