Freshed off their Bradley Beal waive-and-stretch move that will incur $20 million of dead money in each of the next five seasons for the salary they owe to the former All-Star guard, the Suns have gained instant flexibility to restructure their roster.

Selected with the No. 1 pick, Simmons was once considered a generational player with a winning approach to the game.

L ook, we get it. The name Ben Simmons doesn’t light up the scoreboard or ignite your fantasy league. It probably makes your Philly friends flinch. But if you actually look at what this Phoenix Suns roster needs — and we mean really look — you might realize Simmons is the right kind of weird.

The Phoenix Suns have made several changes this offseason, including hiring their third head coach in as many seasons. They’ve

The Suns and Brooklyn Nets should swap Beal and Ben Simmons. While Simmons is no longer the star player he once was, he only has one more year on his contract ($40.3 million).