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Star players for the Phoenix Suns, such Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, are generally seen favorably, yet occasionally Bradley Beal, a fellow star, isn’t. After being acquired via trade last summer, Beal struggled to adjust to his new role and missed a significant portion of the 2023–24 season with an injury. Under former coach Frank Vogel, Beal frequently handled point guard responsibilities.

Tyus Jones, a starting point guard, is anticipated to boost output, but Beal’s contract is still a hot topic of conversation.

Beal’s projected compensation for this season is $50.2 million, which places him fourth in the NBA in terms of both base salary and total cash. After the 2024–25 season concludes, Bleacher Report predicts that Beal’s deal will rank among the worst in the league.As seen by his outside shooting, Beal remains a skilled scorer. But during the previous five seasons, injuries have limited his availability to 52 games each season, which is tough for a team to overcome considering his salary,” noted Eric Pincus.

“Never mind if he can give Phoenix more than 75 games and lead the team to a lengthy playoff run. But by adding Beal to a team that already included two high-priced scorers (Devin Booker and Kevin Durant), the Suns limited their flexibility. Beal might not be the best use of this team’s resources.

“It remains to be seen, but it’s unclear if Beal’s talents directly translate to deep postseason glory, which the Suns seem to desire most.” In his little preseason action, Beal has already shown that he is a capable scorer under the new coaching direction of Mike Budenholzer.

Beal’s stats were always going to suffer playing next players like Durant and Booker, but there’s still hope that he can be a productive player in Phoenix. I wish to establish my worth. I want to demonstrate that they traded for me for a cause. I’d prefer to be on the ground. However, things do happen, Beal acknowledged to Arizona Sports during Suns Media Day.

“Although we accomplished fantastic things after December, I get hurt and the flow isn’t terrific. Overall though, there was just a lack of that enthusiasm and drive. That has been my main focus the entire time.

Beal’s contract will likely be much more reasonable this season if he can stay injury-free.