The Miami Heat had "exploratory dialogue" with the Phoenix Suns about acquiring shooting guard Bradley Beal before trade talks "ultimately collapsed," per <a href=" Stein and Jake Fischer for the Stein Line newsletter.

The Phoenix Suns are trying to figure out what to do with Bradley Beal and his two years remaining on his contract, which will pay him $110 million. To make matters more difficult, Beal owns a full no-trade clause, making it even more difficult to move his hefty salary elsewhere.

A Bradley Beal buyout, if the Suns were to seriously pursue one, would require a significant concession from Beal himself. For Phoenix to stay within the league’s 15% dead cap threshold and legally execute a waive-and-stretch strategy, Beal would need to agree to reduce his payout.