Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are both out with injuries for the Phoenix Suns in their game against the Utah Jazz on Friday night, one day after a trade deadline where both players were the subject of multiple trade rumors.

The Phoenix Suns reportedly found just two teams willing to take on Bradley Beal's $50 million cap hit when testing out potential trades for Jimmy

The expectation is that Beal could change his mind under the right circumstances. Unfortunately for the Suns, though, their two most favorable trade partners are nowhere close to title contention. One of them is presently the worst squad in the league.

There appears to be mutual interest from the Suns and Butler on the worlds coming together, though one massive roadblock stands in the way. Phoenix guard Bradley Beal is one of tw

The status quo for Bradley Beal is the same after the Phoenix Suns were unable to land Jimmy Butler ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline. ESPN's

Of all the teams Phoenix canvassed, sources said only the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks would consider taking on Beal if he’d waive his no-trade clause to go there. Phoenix clung to

Bradley Beal and Jimmy Butler will forever be tied together after this. The Phoenix Suns were looking to acquire Butler from the Miami Heat, but they needed to move Beal to clear the way for that to work financially.