Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
Developing: Washington is in serious talks with two finalists Miami and Phoenix on a Bradley Beal trade, sources tell
@TheAthletic
@Stadium
. The Suns have emerged as a serious threat for Beal, who holds a no-trade clause.
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1670126468272209923
Something built around Ayton? Gotta be, right?
Probably. To work, it would need to be Ayton and another contract at least as large as say Cameron Payne. This seems like a bad direction for PHX. I don't think trading Ayton and some of their remaining depth for an aging, score first guard is the answer for them. On a team that already has two primary scorers, you add another primary scorer? MIA seems like a much better roster fit.
You could also start with Chris Paul, assuming that WAS releases him before the guarantee kicks in, or assumes they can flip him, but I would think you would need to include whatever decent young players PHX has left (do they have any?) plus any first round picks they have left, all for a overpaid, injury risk player who really doesn't fit any need.
This PHX rumor sounds like a planted leak to get MIA to increase their offer.