The Phoenix Suns thought they'd built a championship team when they traded for Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal to pair with Devin Booker. Two years and zero playoff wins later, the Suns are dismantling that team.

Defensively, a backcourt of James Harden and Beal is flawed, but Kawhi Leonard, Brook Lopez, and Ivica Zubac are capable of compensating, at least to a certain extent. Beal is the same age as Powell, and there would likely not be too much drop-off in production, though they are also different players.

Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports reported that Beal's buyout is "imminent," and he's likely to have $96.9 million of the $110.8 million remaining on his contract stretched over the next five years. That would allow the Suns to avoid going over both tax aprons.