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

Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are both out with injuries for the Phoenix Suns in their game against the Utah Jazz on Friday night, one day after a trade deadline where both players were the subject of multiple trade rumors.

The Phoenix Suns (25-25) perplexed a number of fans ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, as Kevin Durant became a surprise name on the rumor mill. How they decide to proceed going into the 2025-26 campaign is expected to hinge on how the team finishes this season.

Suns president of basketball operations and GM James Jones said he did not have any discussions with Bradley Beal about his no-trade clause.

The status quo for Bradley Beal is the same after the Phoenix Suns were unable to land Jimmy Butler ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline. ESPN's

Suns general manager James Jones revealed that he never spoke with Bradley Beal about waiving his no-trade clause ahead of the deadline.

Of all the teams Phoenix canvassed, sources said only the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks would consider taking on Beal if he’d waive his no-trade clause to go there. Phoenix clung to

Bradley Beal and Jimmy Butler will forever be tied together after this. The Phoenix Suns were looking to acquire Butler from the Miami Heat, but they needed to move Beal to clear the way for that to work financially.