Beal is the third option, but if the Suns move the ball and move bodies, he can be the one who gets open looks off how the defense reacts to Durant and Booker. On Beal’s dagger 3, Chicago chose to double Durant essentially at half court.

A former NBA star recently gave his thoughts on how the Phoenix Suns are mishandling the Bradley Beal situation.

Bradley Beal is back in the starting lineup for the first time since Jan. 4, getting the nod at guard over Tyus Jones who moves to the bench.

Ja Morant had 29 points and eight assists and the Memphis Grizzlies closed overtime with a 7-0 run to beat the Phoenix Suns 151-148 on Tuesday night.

Booker churned out a game-high 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting after a 4-of-14 effort in Thursday's loss to San Antonio to lead the Suns (27-29) while Beal scored 25 in his return to the starting lineup as he replaced Tyus Jones.

Devin Booker had 29 points and eight assists, Kevin Durant scored 27 points and Bradley Beal had 25 in his return to the starting lineup to help the Phoenix Suns beat the Chicago Bulls 121-117 on Saturday to end a four-game losing streak.

The Phoenix Suns (27-29) plays the fourth of a five-game road-trip and second of back-to-back games at the Toronto Raptors (17-39) on Sunday.