Heat, Nuggets could be among teams interested in Suns’ Bradley Beal this offseason

Veteran guard Bradley Beal is expected to be among those made available by the Suns this offseason as the Suns seem headed for a shakeup, per John Gamabadoro of Arizona Sports.

The Warriors and Spurs could also have an interest, Gambadoro added.

Phoenix is coming off a disappointing season of missing the postseason entirely, and Beal has expressed that he’s aware changes could be coming.

“It doesn’t bother me, man,” Beal told reporters of the trade rumors after the Suns’ 108-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. “Everybody’s going to have an opinion about something. … You’re entitled to it, but nobody knows what happens internally.”

Beal, 30, remains under contract through at least the 2025-26 season, with a $57.1 million player option in 2026-27. But with Phoenix falling well short of expectations and locked into the NBA’s second tax apron, questions have mounted about whether the Suns can — or will — move forward with their current core intact.

Team owner Mat Ishbia is expected to push for changes this offseason. According to Beal, the players are well aware.

“Nobody’s probably more pissed off than we are as a team,” he said. “But we know Mat is going to demand some changes, so we just got to be ready to hear what he wants to do.”

Beal has been a fixture in trade speculation since arriving in Phoenix via a high-profile deal in June 2023. However, any hypothetical move is complicated. Beal holds a rare no-trade clause — one of just a handful in the NBA — and cannot be waived-and-stretched due to the size of his salary under the league’s cap structure.

According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Beal’s stretch figure would exceed the league’s 15% cap threshold, making such a maneuver nonviable unless the guard agreed to a significant buyout — something that would require mutual interest and financial compromise.

For Beal, the season again never fully stabilized. He appeared in just 53 of the team’s 81 games to date, often battling injuries and struggling to find a rhythm alongside fellow stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker.

“It definitely wasn’t ideal for what everybody envisioned,” Beal said. “It was another injury-plagued year for me a little bit.”

Beal acknowledged that his availability — or lack thereof — played a role in the team’s underwhelming 36-45 record entering Sunday’s finale.