Bradley Beal Buyout? Multiple Contenders Eye Star Guard if Suns Cut Ties

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Toran Flores | Last updated Jul 4, 2025 1:54 PM ET

The Phoenix Suns are going to look a lot different for the 2025-26 season.

After trading away Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for younger prospects to build around Devin Booker, the Suns could be cutting ties with Bradley Beal and the $110 million he's owed over the next two seasons.

Bradley Beal's been an underwhelming piece to the Suns since getting traded to them from the Washington Wizards during the 2023 offseason.

In two years with the Suns, Beal has failed to average over 20 points a game in a season while being a consistent player in injury reports over the years.

A reset with a new team could be the best scenario for both sides, and Phoenix could be on the verge of letting the 32-year-old go.

Phoenix would owe Beal a large chunk of change, as his contract has a no-trade clause. The two parties would have to agree on a $14 million reduction in his contract to stay within the 15% dead cap threshold.

If this happens and he goes into free agency, it's been reported that Beal would have interest from multiple teams.

According to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of the Stein Lein, the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks would have interest in signing Bradley Beal if he gets bought out by the Suns.

The Heat and Bucks have both been making big moves since the NBA's free agency window opened on July 1.

Miami has expressed strong interest in adding another star to pair with Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo, and after missing out on the Kevin Durant sweepstakes, Beal is a potential option.

Milwaukee has already moved on from Damian Lillard and signed Myles Turner to a four-year, $107 million deal in an effort to keep superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo satisfid, so adding Bradley Beal to the roster could help their situation.

Ultimately, Bradley Beal will have to decide whether he wants to stay in an interesting contract situation with the Suns before the next steps take place, but anything can happen before the start of the 2025-26 NBA season.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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