In Beal's case, he has basically forced the Suns hand at doing so because of his limited availability (28 missed games this season) and team-worst -9.1 net rating when he's on the floor.

Best chance to win a title: Lakers. What’s crazy here is Beal was looking forward to playing with Deandre Ayton in Phoenix before the Suns traded Ayton to Portland right before their 2023 ...