The slumping Suns are making a lineup change for Saturday’s game in Chicago, having announced that Bradley Beal will be reinserted into the starting five, with Tyus Jones moving to the bench (Twitter link).

Jones will come off the bench during Sunday's game against the Timberwolves. Jones started the last two games, but he will retreat to a bench role Sunday due to Bradley Beal (calf) returning to the lineup.

Some things are best left unchanged. Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer felt that in its entirety on Saturday. He moved Tyus Jones from the starting lineup to the bench. Subsequently, he put Bradley Beal back in the starting lineup.

The Phoenix Suns (27-29) narrowly took down the Chicago Bulls (22-35) on Saturday afternoon in Chicago by a score of 121-117 to snap a four-game losing streak that began prior to the All-Star break. Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer decided to make a bold change to the starting lineup today - with Bradley Beal once again starting in place of Tyus Jones.

In the second game back from the All-Star break, the struggling Phoenix Suns finally made a starting lineup change that had been long anticipated. After 15 straight games of coming off the bench, Bradley Beal replaced Tyus Jones in the starting 5 in the Suns' 121-117 victory over the Chicago Bulls Saturday.

Beal started next to Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Kevin Durant and Nick Richards. With no traditional point guard on the court, this is the same sort of lineup construction that the Suns relied on throughout the 2023-24 season under coach Frank Vogel.

It turns out that the Washington Wizards, stunning as it sounds, gave real consideration to bringing Beal to the nation’s capital. The Wizards, of course, are the team that gave Beal that

Beal produced 18 points (8-15 FG, 2-5 3Pt), four rebounds and three assists over 33 minutes during Sunday's 116-98 loss to the Timberwolves. The Suns' Big Three of Beal, Kevin Durant and Devin Booker all had solid nights,