With Beal working on a buyout agreement with the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Clippers "are likely the leaders to sign the guard," per The Athletic's Law Murray, Dan Woike and Fred Katz. Beal "has also considered" the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers.

Beal is coming off a discouraging season. He was moved to the bench midseason in a campaign that saw the Suns miss the playoffs and Beal appear in just 53 games; the 53-game mark is tied for the most games that Beal has appeared in across a single season in each of the last four seasons.