Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis wasn't a fan of Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal and comments made from his former player about a potential move of the Wizards out of Washington D.C.. Beal - who waived his no-trade clause from Washington and forced his way to the Suns last summer - offered the following earlier this year when news of a plan to move the Wizards out of the area were made public before ultimately being turned down.

Matt Ishbia's Phoenix Suns are going all-in on a championship core built around Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal. Those three max-level players leave little money to be spread around the rest of the roster before huge punitive luxury tax hits start to eat into the operating budget.

But what if a championship coach, like Budenholzer, on a title-contending team, as the Suns should be, realizes that a starting lineup of Beal, Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Jusuf Nurkic lacks defensive presence and rebounding?

Phoenix had partnered Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal in the hopes of constructing a championship-level team. However, limited roster depth and a lack of a genuine point guard hurt the franchise's chances.