Who might be available if the Phoenix Suns go star shopping?

Bradley Beal

Finally, the cream of the crop; the star trending towards being traded that would be the most unique and fun fit on the Phoenix Suns roster.

Ever since the injury to John Wall, Bradley Beal has been on an island in Washington – the likes that no player outside of Devin Booker could relate to.

While Washington will obviously not want to give up Beal, if he decides he wants out and begins causing trouble, he could very quickly be found on the trade market.

It is very possible that the second best player on Washington’s roster this season is Thomas Bryant, and no disrespect but it is fair to assume the worst for Washington this coming season – which could lead to Beal’s departure.

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Beal’s offensive production is practically a carbon-copy version of Booker’s from last season. Putting the two of them in the back-court together would rival that of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum except if each was playing on stilts.

If you were to project a few years forward into Booker’s career you could make the case that he is the best offensively out of those four with Beal being the best defensively. Pairing the two of them together would create a balanced, unique, and overwhelming backcourt.

Assuming Ricky Rubio is out of the picture, putting Booker and Beal together would mean that the Phoenix Suns would have no true point guard and that Booker would once again have to take over that role.

However, given the playmaking prowess of each of them, either could assume either role.

A trade for Beal would be very expensive, likely costing the Phoenix Suns multiple young players and draft picks. One concern with Beal is his contract, not the cost of it, which is very affordable, but the fact that there is only two years remaining on it.

This would give the Suns a limited amount of time to win Beal over and convince him to stay long-term.

Just given Washington’s current state of their team a trade of Bradley Beal is almost certainly going to come at some point in the next year and a half. Regardless of when it comes it is going to be expensive for whichever team makes a play.

If the Phoenix Suns decide to be that team though, they should have the capability and opportunity.