Bill is expected to be bought out, Hu Yonghuo is already lined up

According to the latest report by NBA reporter Evan Sidery, Bradley Beal has been open to reaching a buyout agreement with the Suns, the former top scorer of the league, which could return to freedom in the next few days, and the Suns need to convince him to give up his salary of about $13 million to complete the operation.

Sun management has recently suffered a cruel reality blow. Despite their trade negotiations with the Heat and other teams, Bill's remaining two-year $110 million contract (expired in 2027) has discouraged all teams. NBA famous reporter Marc Stein revealed: "The Suns originally fantasized about being able to trade and send Bills away, but reality gave them a loud slap. "

What's even more embarrassing is that if the Suns want to buy out Bills, they must solve a mathematical problem: According to NBA regulations, the total salary of a team buyout player cannot exceed 15% (23.19 million) of the salary cap (154.6 million). Since the Suns have previously laid off Liddle and Little (total of 3.8 million), if Bill's 110 million is paid in five years (22 million per year), plus the 3.8 million will exceed the limit.

Therefore, Bill needs to give up $2.61 million a year, which totals about $13 million in five years.

Some fans questioned: It is also a huge contract, why don’t the players give in when the Bucks buy out Lillard (113 million in 2 years)? The key is that the Suns have used some buyout limits (cutting two players), while the Bucks bought out Lillard in full directly and had no other layoffs.

Ironically, Bill, who is unpopular in the trading market, will become a hot item once he is bought out. ClutchPoints reporter Brett Siegel revealed: "Many championship teams such as the Heat, Lakers, Clippers, Warriors and Bucks plan to sign him with basic salary. "

This is not without precedent: Ayton gave up 10 million yuan this summer with the Trail Blazers buyout

Griffin gave up 13.3 million yuan with the Pistons buyout

Kemba Walker even gave up an astonishing 20 million yuan in the summer of 2022, looking back at the summer of 2022, the Bills signed a super top salary of 250 million yuan in five years (the second highest in the NBA history at the time), but he only played 40 games and 50 games in the following two seasons due to injury.

What is puzzling is that in 2023, the Suns actually exchanged Paul + Shamet + 6 second rounds + 4 first rounds for Bill, which now seems to be one of the worst deals in the NBA in recent years.

Bill averaged only 17 points and 3.7 assists per game last season. Although his three-point shooting percentage increased to 38.6%, the defensive end has become a clear shortcoming. However, for the championship team, signing the three-time All-Star with a basic salary is still a sure-fire deal.