Why The Phoenix Suns Can’t Just Waive-And-Stretch Bradley Beal’s Contract
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA – APRIL 08: Bradley Beal #3 of the Phoenix Suns during the NBA game at PHX Arena on … More April 08, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Getty Images On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks made the shocking decision to waive and stretch the remaining two years and $112.6 million on the contract of All-Star point guard Damian Lillard. They did so to create enough salary-cap space to sign former Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner to a four-year, $107 million contract in free agency, although they’ll now have a dead cap hit of roughly $22.5 million for Lillard in each of the next five seasons. As soon as the Bucks did that with Lillard, attention quickly turned to the Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns, who’ve been mired in their own standoff for the past six months. The Suns shopped Beal ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline, according to multiple reports, but they couldn’t find any takers for the two years and roughly $110.8 million that he has left on his contract. Even if they did, he could have scuttled any trade courtesy of the no-trade clause he possesses in his contract. That has the Suns considering other options. On Thursday, Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic reported they “have been discussing a possible buyout” for Beal. However, he would forfeit his no-trade clause if he agrees to a buyout, which might make him reluctant to do so. “Brad worked really hard to earn a no-trade clause. We earned it and we have it—and it is really valuable,” Beal’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, told ESPN’s…
