Bradley Beal's contract is a problem as the NBA's trade deadline approaches. The Phoenix Suns guard is currently in the third season of a five-year, $251 million contract he signed with the Washington Wizards.

But Bradley Beal is owed an additional $111 million beyond this season, and would be allowed to carry his no-trade clause to his next team (just as he did to Phoenix when he agreed to be traded to

This presupposes that the trade for Beal is the original roster construction problem in Phoenix that must be solved -- that under the new collective bargaining agreement, building a team around three max salary players, one of whom is performing far below a max level, is untenable.

The NBA trade deadline is less than two weeks away, and rumors are swirling. The Chicago Bulls have entered the chat that already involved Jimmy

The NBA trade deadline draws closer by the day, and as always, the transaction cycle remains headlined by the same small group of players. On Monday, the Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler indefinitely after he walked out of a shootaround upon receiving the news that he would be benched.

Around the NBA, most view the Wizards' decision to give Beal that no-trade clause with contempt and ridicule. That's a feeling that's kicked back up as the Butler-Heat drama has cast a spotlight on Beal, the power he yields, and the inexplicable reasons the Wizards ever agreed in the first place to allow him to have so much leverage.

The NBA trade deadline draws closer by the day, and as always, the transaction cycle remains headlined by the same small group of players. On Monday, the Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler indefinitely after he walked out of a shootaround upon receiving the news that he would be benched.

BROOKLYN – Bradley Beal’s agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports and Entertainment, addressed Wednesday afternoon his client’s status with the Phoenix Suns and his no-trade clause.

The trade rumors swirling around the Milwaukee Bucks are reaching a fever pitch, but they should stay far, far away from Bradley Beal.

The fan was thrown out of Saturday's game against the Wizards for heckling Beal about the Butler trade rumors.

The Phoenix Suns have made it clear that they want to trade for Jimmy Butler, but adding him has proven to be too difficult.