Suns Have Officallly Begun Discussions Of Bradley Beal Buyout

Jordan45822 · Post #1 » by **Jordan45822** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:02 pm

https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2025/07/03/phoenix-suns-discussing-possible-bradley-beal-buyout/84464670007/

BigGargamel · Post #2 » by **BigGargamel** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:05 pm

There is nothing in that article that says the process has begun. Click bait thread title.

Blame Rasho · Post #3 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:09 pm

Lame.

JimmyPlopper · Post #4 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:09 pm

After being bought out, where will he go? Milwaukee?

azcatz11 · Post #5 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:13 pm

$110M left on the contract. Buy out would be, for what, maybe $80m? He can recoup the $30M for sure if he wants to go to a contender.

I believe this may have legs

Memories · Post #6 » by **Memories** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:40 pm

What would be the point?

Did they see the Bucks waive Lillard and think “BUCKS GAVE US AN EXCUSE!” Without any context?

JujitsuFlip · Post #7 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:41 pm

azcatz11 wrote:$110M left on the contract. Buy out would be, for what, maybe $80m? He can recoup the $30M for sure if he wants to go to a contender.

I believe this may have legs

He isn't giving back $30 million. That cat just saw Dame with an almost identical contract get waived and stretched.

Post #8 » by **tsherkin** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:44 pm

Hard to envision Beal giving up money, so it would have to be something like Dame's deal getting stretched. He has about 54 mil due this year and like 57 in a PO next year, so that's a lot of change to stretch out over the next few seasons.

bonita_the_frog · Post #9 » by **bonita_the_frog** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:50 pm

Why did Beal cause so much problem for their offense? I mean he's still shooting .497 field and .386 threes! And only 1.9 turnovers per game. If they had a good Point Guard playing next to Beal would it have worked out? Is it because Booker isn't a PG?

azcatz11 · Post #10 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:53 pm

JujitsuFlip wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:$110M left on the contract. Buy out would be, for what, maybe $80m? He can recoup the $30M for sure if he wants to go to a contender.

I believe this may have legs
He isn't giving back $30 million. That cat just saw Dame with an almost identical contract get waived and stretched.

Yeah you’re right. Delete my post

Sixers in 4 · Post #11 » by **Sixers in 4** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 10:59 pm

It may actually make sense due to luxury tax considerations.

Godymas · Post #12 » by **Godymas** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:06 pm

Suns should have traded Booker and built around Beal and KD

colossal mistake

Booker has been fool’s gold.

Mr Puddles · Post #13 » by **Mr Puddles** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:25 pm

tsherkin wrote:Hard to envision Beal giving up money, so it would have to be something like Dame's deal getting stretched. He has about 54 mil due this year and like 57 in a PO next year, so that's a lot of change to stretch out over the next few seasons.

The Suns can't do this because there is a limit to how much of your team's salary can be 'dead salary'. The Suns would exceed that threshold if they bought out and stretched Beal, unless he takes a paycut.

Buying and stretching Beal is the dumbest thing the Suns can do anyway, he expires in two years. Take the short terms suffering, and the team would have a ton of capspace in the '27 offseason.

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #14 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:29 pm

azcatz11 wrote:$110M left on the contract. Buy out would be, for what, maybe $80m? He can recoup the $30M for sure if he wants to go to a contender.

I believe this may have legs

If the Suns wants to go full rebuild, I mean trade Booker and remaining Vets for picks , tank for couple of years and by that time clear this Beal Buyout off the books this makes sense

It’s the only smart way to rebuild , but knowing Ishbia they will fight for play ins for another 5 years then rebuild

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #15 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:36 pm

Mr Puddles wrote:
tsherkin wrote:Hard to envision Beal giving up money, so it would have to be something like Dame's deal getting stretched. He has about 54 mil due this year and like 57 in a PO next year, so that's a lot of change to stretch out over the next few seasons.

The Suns can't do this because there is a limit to how much of your team's salary can be 'dead salary'. The Suns would exceed that threshold if they bought out and stretched Beal, unless he takes a paycut.

Buying and stretching Beal is the dumbest thing the Suns can do anyway, he expires in two years. To take the short terms suffering.

If he expires in 2 years , then yeah keep him , but I would aim to trade book or extend and trade , load on picks and expiring bad players , draft well and restart

This Booker extension you guys was talking about it’s the worst thing that can happen to Suns , he isn’t 1A championship type player , maybe 1B at best

Roscoe Sheed · Post #16 » by **Roscoe Sheed** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:39 pm

bonita_the_frog wrote:Why did Beal cause so much problem for their offense? I mean he's still shooting .497 field and .386 threes! And only 1.9 turnovers per game. If they had a good Point Guard playing next to Beal would it have worked out? Is it because Booker isn't a PG?

I think their problems were more on the defensive end. Also, Beal and Durant missed games

KGDirkTD_Fan · Post #17 » by **KGDirkTD_Fan** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:42 pm

Suns and Bucks legitimately have no idea what they are doing. The FOs are a mess.

louc1970 · Post #18 » by **louc1970** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:45 pm

tsherkin wrote:Hard to envision Beal giving up money, so it would have to be something like Dame's deal getting stretched. He has about 54 mil due this year and like 57 in a PO next year, so that's a lot of change to stretch out over the next few seasons.

At the moment B. Beal cannot be stretched. The Suns have a couple of other players on stretches that put them over the 15% limit.

SkyBill40 · Post #19 » by **SkyBill40** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:47 pm

Mr Puddles wrote:
tsherkin wrote:Hard to envision Beal giving up money, so it would have to be something like Dame's deal getting stretched. He has about 54 mil due this year and like 57 in a PO next year, so that's a lot of change to stretch out over the next few seasons.

The Suns can't do this because there is a limit to how much of your team's salary can be 'dead salary'. The Suns would exceed that threshold if they bought out and stretched Beal, unless he takes a paycut.

Buying and stretching Beal is the dumbest thing the Suns can do anyway, he expires in two years. To take the short terms suffering.

Exactly this. We need to just let him expire.

Sent from my SM-F936U using RealGM mobile app

louc1970 · Post #20 » by **louc1970** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:50 pm

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Mr Puddles wrote:
tsherkin wrote:Hard to envision Beal giving up money, so it would have to be something like Dame's deal getting stretched. He has about 54 mil due this year and like 57 in a PO next year, so that's a lot of change to stretch out over the next few seasons.

The Suns can't do this because there is a limit to how much of your team's salary can be 'dead salary'. The Suns would exceed that threshold if they bought out and stretched Beal, unless he takes a paycut.

Buying and stretching Beal is the dumbest thing the Suns can do anyway, he expires in two years. To take the short terms suffering.

If he expires in 2 years , then yeah keep him , but I would aim to trade book or extend and trade , load on picks and expiring bad players , draft well and restart

This Booker extension you guys was talking about it’s the worst thing that can happen to Suns , he isn’t 1A championship type player , maybe 1B at best

Add the fact at D. Booker’s age, he will be on his last legs when the Suns accumulate enough talent.