2. Bradley Beal
There’s a reason the Suns saw fit to move Chris Paul in favor of Beal, and that is because he is in the middle of his prime at 30-years-old and is one of the best two-guards in the league today. He can score 25 points a night in his sleep, and next to Booker is going to form a fierce backcourt.
His contract is outrageous (we’re talking, making over $57 million in 2026-27…), but that deal isn’t going to look quite as horrible as it does now as the years go by. That’s not to say Beal is fairly paid, he should not be one of the highest earners in the league.
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But if the Suns do decide early that this marriage is not working, they are going to find suitors to take him off their hands. Beal is possibly the most overqualified third offensive option in the league, although he is being paid like a first option, which he is not either.
But another team could talk themselves into the 22.1 points and 37.2 percent from deep, and believe that they can up his 4.3 assists on his career so far as well. With the dust now settling on this offseason, Beal was the right player for the Suns to go out and get. They’ll also live safe in the knowledge that, despite the contract, they could flip him for another star in future as well.