The Suns striking a deal to acquire Bradley Beal from the Wizards was the most talked about trade of the offseason prior to the blockbuster Damian Lillard deal just weeks ago. This week, Beal opened up about how the trade came together and detailed when the Suns emerged as a "dark horse" after his initial desire to land with the Heat, which Andscape's Marc J. Spears detailed.
Beal was an open book in the feature with Andscape, which included revealing the fact that the Knicks, Kings, Nets and Bucks were among the teams in the mix early on. But Beal admitted that the financial side of a potential deal made it tough for "a lot of" teams to strike a trade for him.
Beal then laid out how the deal with the Suns came about, and cited that Miami was "dragging feet" before saying they couldn't do a deal, while the Bucks were "very close" as well.
