Jimmy Butler wants to leave Miami and the Heat is looking for a way out. The Suns seem to be the favorite destination of the All-Star winger, when he could obtain the extension of $ 121 million over two years he is looking for. But as Pat Riley does not want the Bradley Beal contract ($ 50 million this season, then 53.7 million in 2025/26 and a “Player option” of 57.1 million in 2026/27), the situation is currently blocked… Pending A third team to recover the back?
This is what some “insiders” suggest, explaining that the framework of the transfer of Jimmy Butler is in place, but that it is very complex to finalize, with three, four or five teams involved.
According to Brian Windhorst, espnthere were also discussions between the Bulls and the Suns about Bradley Beal. According to the Sun-Totes ChicagoArturas Karnisovas thus seeks to explode his current group, only Matas Buzelis being considered “untouchable”. Zach Lavine,, Nikola Vucevic And Lonzo Ball could thus be exchanged. Recovering the Bradley Beal contract would thus be an option, if this allows you to separate at the same time from Lavine and/or Vacevic and/or Ball, while bringing some choices of draft by the way.
Except that there are obviously several problems in this scenario. The first is that if the discussions between the Bulls and the Suns are grafted around the exchange of Jimmy Butler, then you have to find a fourth team to recover Zach Lavine, who cannot join Arizona at the same time that Miami's winger …
The second is that Bradley Beal still has his “no-trade clause” and that he can be seen to agree to join Chicago, at 31, if the Illinois team embarks on a total reconstruction.
| Bradley Beal | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | Fte | Int | COP | Ct | Pts |
| 2012-13 | Wast | 56 | 31 | 41.0 | 38.6 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 13.9 |
| 2013-14 | Wast | 73 | 35 | 41.9 | 40.2 | 78.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 17.1 |
| 2014-15 | Wast | 63 | 34 | 42.7 | 40.9 | 78.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 15.3 |
| 2015-1 | Wast | 55 | 31 | 44.9 | 38.7 | 76.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 17.4 |
| 2016-17 | Wast | 77 | 35 | 48.2 | 40.4 | 82.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 23.1 |
| 2017-18 | Wast | 82 | 36 | 46.0 | 37.5 | 79.1 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 22.6 |
| 2018-19 | Wast | 82 | 37 | 47.5 | 35.1 | 80.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 25.6 |
| 2019-20 | Wast | 57 | 36 | 45.5 | 35.3 | 84.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 30.5 |
| 2020-21 | Wast | 60 | 36 | 48.5 | 34.9 | 88.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 31.3 |
| 2021-22 | Wast | 40 | 36 | 45.1 | 30.0 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 23.2 |
| 2022-23 | Wast | 50 | 34 | 50.6 | 36.5 | 84.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 23.2 |
| 2023-24 | PHX | 53 | 33 | 51.3 | 43.0 | 81.3 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 18.2 |
| 2024-25 | PHX | 31 | 33 | 48.5 | 39.6 | 76.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 17.2 |
| Total | 779 | 35 | 46.3 | 37.6 | 82.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 21.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
