The Phoenix Suns are no strangers to trade discussions with rumors about Bradley Beal and Jimmy Butler circulating ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, but

That won’t stop teams from calling to inquire about Kevin Durant’s availability. Durant did not sign a one-year, $59.5 million extension in October, but there have been no warning

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.