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Ranking the Phoenix Suns top 5 trade assets for 2023-24

By Luke Duffy

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - FEBRUARY 26: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns dribbles the ball against Grayson Allen #12 of the Milwaukee Bucks in the first half at Fiserv Forum on February 26, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - FEBRUARY 26: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns dribbles the ball against Grayson Allen #12 of the Milwaukee Bucks in the first half at Fiserv Forum on February 26, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 14: Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards drives around Jared Rhoden of the Detroit Pistons. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 14: Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards drives around Jared Rhoden of the Detroit Pistons. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

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.

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