Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal holds the keys to the future of both himself and the organization. It's no secret the Suns and Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler want each other, though the only conceivable way that happens is if Beal agrees to waive his no-trade clause.

As he left the arena Thursday night, Beal didn’t sound like someone ready to give in. His role has changed. He has not.

It would have been easy to assume the Phoenix Suns' decision to bench Bradley Beal was done in part to motivate him to waive his no-trade clause ahead of

Bradley Beal still remains a very productive NBA player. That said, the Phoenix Suns guard is no longer the All-Star caliber player he once was. Right now, Be

Bradley Beal had the game-high 25 points and the team-high three steals to lead the Phoenix Suns (17-19) to a 123-115 home win over the Atlanta Hawks (19-19) on Thursday. This was the third consecutive game Beal has come off the bench after being removed from the Suns' starting lineup earlier this week.

Before the game against the Hawks, the Suns had a pre-game huddle like any other team would, and typically all the players join in. Beal didn't, though, avoiding the team huddle. It seems the locker room chemistry is only getting worse, and having a star like Beal on the bench will certainly make that happen.

It’s understandable that Beal was caught off-guard. He has been advertised as one leg of this big three in Phoenix since the moment he waived his no-trade clause about a year and a half ago to approve a trade out of Washington.

One NBA executive believes that Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal's contract isn't "immovable," although the exec did acknowledge that it was a bad deal.

The Suns star was recently taken out of the starting lineup and moved to the bench. Should he be traded, here are three ideal landing spots.

Before the recent game, Bradley Beal deliberately avoided the Phoenix Suns' pre-game huddle due to trade rumours

Of course, some might argue that Beal was just in the zone, and didn't want to get into the huddle to break his focus. But given that every other player on the team, including tho