Report Reveals Whether Bradley Beal Will Waive No-Trade Clause For Phoenix Suns, He's Leaning One Way

The team is now quite limited in what teams they can even move Beal to, which poses even more of a challenge. There is one massive hurdle that goes beyond the Collective Bargaining Agreement, salary cap or anything else. Beal has a no-trade clause.

The only way Phoenix can trade the star guard is if he approves of the team. He's got to waive the clause, which means he'd be in favor of the team he's landing with.

However, ESPN analyst and insider Brian Windhorst recently gave the verdict as to whether the guard will waive his no-trade clause.

"Sounds like no," Windhorst said "Get Up."

"His agent Mark Bartelstein told me there's been no discussions, either with the Suns or any other team, about Bradley Beal waiving his no-trade clause. The reason that's become an issue over the last couple of days - the Heat said they were going to trade Jimmy Butler. The Suns are known to be interested [and] the only way to get him is to move Bradley Beal, which would take Beal's cooperation. Right now, that is not even a consideration for even Mark Bartelstein. He's just focused on helping this Suns team turn things around."

This is consistent with how Beal has handled the press and the recent bench demotion from head coach Mike Budenholzer. He's keen on helping the team put together the best possible product.