The Bradley Beal era in Washington is officially over. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Wizards are trading him to the Phoenix Suns for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, and several second-round picks and first-round pick swaps. According to The Athletic’s Josh Robbins, Jordan Goodwin is also being traded to the Suns.
This trade is as “all-in” as it could get for the Suns, who are now extremely limited in ways to improve the roster going forward. They are now set to have their trio of Beal, Devin Booker, and Kevin Durant set to earn $50 million each as soon as the 2024-25 season. As for the Wizards, they officially are entering a rebuild as they look to accumulate assets and generate cap flexibility.