Bradley Beal to be traded from Washington Wizards in near future
After 11 seasons with the Washington Wizards, star guard Bradley Beal looks to be on the move in the near future. The Wizards and Beal will look for a trade partner for the three-time All-Star in hopes of shaping a new roster foundation, NBA insider Shams Charania of The Athletic first reported the news Wednesday.
Just In: The Washington Wizards and Bradley Beal will work together to find a trade for the three-time All-Star if the team elects to reset the roster in the near future, league sources tell me and @JoshuaBRobbins.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 14, 2023
The Wizards have slowly built up a young core of Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma. In doing so, they will look to slowly dismantle players outside of that core like Beal.
Beal carries a massive contract with the Wizards right now, as he signed a super-max extension last offseason. Beal will earn $46.7 million this upcoming season, but it will only continue to go up. In his final year of the deal, Beal has a $57.1 million player option for 2026-27.
With Beal, the Wizards have found close to zero success with the three-time All-Star. The Wizards last made the playoffs in the 2020-21 season, where they were defeated in five games against the Philadelphia 76ers. Washington last won a playoff series back in the 2016-17 season, beating the Atlanta Hawks in six games to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Beal has been known to be almost a pure scorer around the league in his career, averaging upwards of 31 points per game. But, last season, Beal took a hit in his scoring with Washington, averaging only 23.2 points per game on 50.6 percent shooting, the highest of his career.
Although Beal is 29-years-old, he still has a lot left in the tank for a team. Stay tuned with Vendetta for more news surrounding the former Florida Gators guard.
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