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.

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

Free agent guard/forward Ben Simmons is expected to decide on a new team within the next week, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. Simmons finished last season with the Los Angeles Clippers in a smaller reserve role.

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).