Around the NBA, most view the Wizards' decision to give Beal that no-trade clause with contempt and ridicule. That's a feeling that's kicked back up as the Butler-Heat drama has cast a spotlight on Beal, the power he yields, and the inexplicable reasons the Wizards ever agreed in the first place to allow him to have so much leverage.

While the rumor mill has previously linked Bradley Beal to teams such as the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls in potential blockbuster scenarios with Butler landing in Phoenix, all evidence