The trouble with including Beal is that he has a no-trade clause. He can therefore veto any trade the Suns present him with, and despite reports to the contrary, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, told Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic that Beal has not agreed to head to any specific teams in a possible deal.

The Los Angeles Lakers are an organization that goes after stars. That has been part of their history for decades. Most of the time, the Lakers have been able to sign stars in free agency. Sometimes,