The Milwaukee Bucks may fall short in the Bradley Beal sweepstakes after recent developments from the LA Clippers.

Denver was also reportedly linked to Beal, as noted by Jeff Garcia of KEN 5. The Nuggets have already added Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jonas Valanciunas (though he may sign overseas), but were looking at Beal as a possible scoring boost off the bench.

Off the bench or in the starting lineup, Beal could slide into a combo guard role to take pressure off Giannis Antetokounmpo and help run the second unit.

The Bucks also drafted Mega Basket big man Bogoljub Markovic and inked shooting guard Gary Harris, but otherwise the club took care of incumbent free agents Bobby Portis, Kevin Porter Jr., Taurean Prince, Gary Trent Jr. and Jericho Sims. The Bucks also traded to acquire point guard Vasilije Micic from the Charlotte Hornets.

The Milwaukee Bucks are being linked to another major move in NBA free agency as the Phoenix Suns consider releasing Bradley Beal. The Bucks may strike another big move.

Bucks eyeing Bradley Beal amid buyout buzz. ... the Phoenix Suns are expected to pursue a similar move with Bradley Beal, who is reportedly on Milwaukee’s radar should he hit the open market.

While nothing is official, the rumor mill seems to be pointing at Bradley Beal being bought out by the Phoenix Suns and later signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. Frankly, that's a good destination for him.

The Milwaukee Bucks might miss out on Bradley Beal, but that doesn't mean they should pursue Malcolm Brogdon, who is also injury-prone, as a backup plan.