By all accounts, the Phoenix Suns were desperate to move Beal in a deal for Jimmy Butler, but the bulky contracts involved and second-apron restrictions made negotiations difficult. And that was before taking Beal's no-trade clause into account, which allowed him to control his fate.

Beal's no-trade clause, which the Wizards included in his contract back in 2022, proved to be the biggest challenge in Phoenix trying to find Beal a new home.

The Phoenix Suns reportedly found just two teams willing to take on Bradley Beal's $50 million cap hit when testing out potential trades for Jimmy

The trade deadline came and went and Bradley Beal, prominently involved in trade rumors, is still with the Phoenix Suns after declining to waive his no-trade clause to facilitate a trade that would have gotten the Suns Jimmy Butler.