Trade talk heats up: The real potential for a blockbuster Bradley Beal deal

Read on for the actual reason why South Beach makes so much sense for the All-Star guard ... plus the latest on the futures of Kristaps Porziņģis and Kyle Kuzma

Only two active NBA players, now that Miami's Udonis Haslem is retiring, have been with their teams longer than Washington's Bradley Beal.

Those two are Golden State's Stephen Curry (drafted in 2009) and his fellow Warriors Splash Brother Klay Thompson (2011), with Beal suddenly tied for third on the tenure list alongside fellow 2012 draftees Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers and yet another Warrior: Draymond Green.

Yet it appears that the end of Beal's run in the nation's capital is truly upon us.