Suns’ controversial offseason decision looks better with each passing game

Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Bradley Beal | Christian Petersen/GettyImagesTwo years after the Phoenix Suns traded for Bradley Beal, they used the waive-and-stretch provision to move on from the veteran guard. The decision allowed Beal to become a free agent, and he signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the Clippers. You can flame Phoenix for making the Beal trade in the first place, and while it isn't ideal that the team is paying him $99 million over the next five years, the decision to do so has played in their favor.

Los Angeles announced in mid-November that Beal would undergo season-ending hip surgery due to a fracture. The Clippers, a team many thought would at least be a…