US EditionBradley Beal, 3-Time All-Star, Agrees to Buyout with the Phoenix Suns, AP Source Says
PHOENIX, ARIZONA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, JUL 17 – Bradley Beal agreed to a buyout with the Suns, giving back nearly $14 million and freeing Phoenix from luxury tax penalties while signing a two-year, $11 million deal with the Clippers.
- On July 16, 2025, Bradley Beal agreed to a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns, planning to sign a two-year, $11 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports.
- After finding Beal virtually untradeable due to his no-trade clause, the Suns were $14 million above the second luxury tax apron.
- Beal’s buyout requires him to forfeit about $13.9 million, and the Suns will stretch his salary over five seasons.
- In the immediate aftermath, the buyout cut Phoenix’s luxury tax bill to zero, and, as Shams Charania noted, granted roster-building flexibility and mid-level exception access.
- The Clippers now plan, with Beal joining Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, to challenge for a title by filling their scoring guard need.
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Source: Beal agrees to buyout with Suns
PHOENIX — Three-time All-Star guard Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns agreed to a buyout on the two years remaining on his contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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