In the event that Bradley Beal considers waiving his no-trade clause, he wants to prioritize his family first.

For the better part of two months, the Phoenix Suns have emerged as the best, and it would seem the only, viable landing spot for Jimmy Butler, who has grown disgruntled with the Miami Heat and has demanded a trade.

This presupposes that the trade for Beal is the original roster construction problem in Phoenix that must be solved -- that under the new collective bargaining agreement, building a team around three max salary players, one of whom is performing far below a max level, is untenable.

In recent weeks, Bradley Beal's future has been in question. The 31-year-old, three-time All-Star has been pinpointed as a potential makeweight in a Jimmy Butler trade.

Phoenix currently sits 10th in the Western Conference standings with a 21-21 record. This is not what they expected after starting the season 8-1 and having one of the NBA’s highest payrolls, mainly due to their superstar trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.

Bradley Beal’s time with the Phoenix Suns hasn’t gone as planned. After being traded from the Washington Wizards in the 2023 offseason, Beal was expected to be the final piece of a championship-caliber trio alongside Kevin Durant and Devin Booker.