The Trade: Phoenix Suns acquire Bradley Beal from the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, No. 7 (Bilal Coulibaly), 2024 first-round swap, 2026 first-round swap, 2028 first-round swap, 2030 first-round swap, 2024 second-round pick, 2025 second-round pick, 2026 second-round pick, 2027 second-round pick, 2028 second-round pick, 2030 second-round pick
Well, if you thought the Suns had blown through all of their assets in the KD deal, you were wrong. New owner Mat Ishbia was intent on building what he believed to be a powerhouse and was willing to completely nuke every last asset in his misguided pursuit of short-term success.
Phoenix ceded control of every first-round asset it retained after the Durant deal, sending first-round swap rights on four first-rounders plus a heap of seconds to land Beal.
The Beal acquisition rates worse than the Durant one because the former wasn’t healthy or productive with the Suns and ultimately had to be waived and stretched. Phoenix got zero assets for cutting Beal loose and will pay him $19.4 million every year through 2029-30.