What Will the Wizards Do With Bradley Beal? | The Bill Simmons Podcast

[@jesustenes2]

I agree, I would rather be the worst team in the nba and rebuild through the draft (like houston did after trading harden) than comitting to being a mediocre team for the next 5 years. Sign and trade for picks is the way to go.

[@valthomas9786]

What’s the wizards draft history outside of Wall and Beal?

[@Howdidhenotseeme]

If Im the Wizards im paying him and trading him next summer. He'll be a 29 all star signed long term, trade him and start the rebuild

[@eulenemathis2166]

Agreed! Detroit is off to a good start too

[@coogallypuff]

Seems eerily similar to Kemba Walker in Charlotte. A 29 y/o coming off three All-Star seasons on bad teams who wanted a Supermax. Jordan said no and had to trade him. And he almost immediately turned into a train wreck who’s been on three teams in four years. Charlotte didn’t get better because of the trade, but at least they didn’t owe $220 million to, what would turn out to be, an injury prone point guard.

[@gators9570]

Similar but Beal has less struggles with size so he actually would be a huge help to contenders. The price tag is just ridiculous though

[@plutobaby9996]

Great point but I think Beal is a safer bet

[@northside4767]

@@plutobaby9996 No one predicted that Kemba’s knees would turn to dust. He looked great until he didn’t.

[@Fayn757]

He was never on Beals level , stop it .

[@jamesh7469]

I think this is a fair comparison, though if I was forecasting into the future I would say Beal holds up better due to his size and shooting ability. Kemba is more comparable to someone like IT as a small guard who relies heavily on his explosiveness to get his shots and fell off hard after losing a step. I think Beal has some more room for error as he ages and loses athleticism

[@EbolaMuffins]

This feels like CJ McCollum in that you have an obviously talented offensively gifted almost 30 year old and your gonna pay him a lot of money to not win championships. Then you realize that scoring buckets shouldn't cost that much if your not gonna win that much and if you pay him max your just doing it to put fans in the seats.

[@andrewshandle]

CJ makes a lot, but not insane money like Beal would make. He's on a 3 year, 100M deal, for 33.3M a year on average. Beal is going to get 248M, he'll average 49.6M! Assuming he gets that deal, he'll be making 48% more than CJ and that's before you realize that CJ is only on a 3 year deal so at least it's something you can deal with in the short term. Beal making it onto that _one_ 3rd team All-NBA is going to cripple the Wizards for years.

[@jayjonah83]

is it really putting fans in the seats though

[@valthomas9786]

Putting fans in the seats is a legitimate reason. This is ENTERTAINMENT let’s remember. Most teams are years away from finals contention. The wizards arent close to competing for a titlte. I wanna win but i have to recognize that this is a business and had multiple priorities.

[@him4882]

Beal is way better than cj

[@andrewshandle]

@@him4882 not really, BB-Ref has a comparison tool, it’s actually pretty shocking how similar they are in value, even when you take into consideration Beals extra year. Also remember that Beal will make 48% more than CJ if he signs that deal. Even if Beal is better, he’s not _that_ much better.

[@Chrisicola]

Supermax deals are often team killers. They take such a huge amount of money out of the cap to build a quality roster around. When you got guys that are mid 30's making 45-50 million a year (Harden, Lillard, etc) when their best days are behind them- it just hurts teams that thought they didn't have any other choice, but to pay, or put themselves into that position of being leveraged.

[@Wick9876]

I'd like to see a CBA change such that after, say, 8-10 years on the same team players don't count (or count half...) towards the cap. Let the fans keep older face of the franchise players without gutting the team. Continuity also results in better basketball.

[@davethefunyunnight9053]

Wizards are already dead though.

[@Chrisicola]

@@Wick9876 Agreed.

[@37thousand]

Facts. Unforeseen consequences of the last CBA deal. Small market teams have zero option whatsoever than to sign him to the super max

[@blue-pi2kt]

@@37thousand Small markets can't bitch about needing a supermax to retain talent and then winge when players demand a supermax or they won't stay. No NBA team is losing money. It's not an excuse, pick a philosophy and deliver on it.

[@bb2757]

I'm a wizards fan, and a while ago when these rumors about beal leaving came up, I was desperate for us to keep him. But now looking at what happened over the last two seasons, and how litttle impact he had, and how he wasn't even able to play well with dinwiddie despite the great start we had to the season, it's time to let him go, it just doesn't make sense to pay him that type of money if its not really leading to wins

[@stevenzemaitis1513]

Maybe you guys could send him to Philly for Maxey + Harris? Would help Philly compete and the Wizards would get a young stud and an expiring

[@brustifiandomi5067]

Me too I am a wizards fan, I also believe Bradley Beal is over rated....Beal will not take the Wizards to the championship. With his massive contract, it will limit the Wizards financially to build a competitive team. Trade him, get a couple of young players with high ceiling and win in the future because for sure Beal wont bring the championship to DC

[@paulrobinson2999]

I totally agree they should just let him go what you see is what you get with Beal. My thing is do he wants to go down as a player that never got a championship or even make it to the finals smh.

[@jhmoxl]

That has to be part of the analysis. The Westbrook and say Joe Johnson contract were bad contracts but they turned out pretty well for both teams that signed them. Both got a couple of years of good play on the deal and then spun it into a trade for positive assets. Even the Washington last year was able to make a good trade to get off the Westbrook deal so it was only a bad deal for the Rockets and the Lakers. For the Thunder and the Wizards the Westbrook contract was fine.

[@jms1263]

Yes but if that depreciation starts to feel predictable then it will be harder to model the same deal because other teams will be more aware and sensitive to holding the flaming turd of a contract.

[@RicardoMil0s]

Beal probably (and realistically) cares only about the money and has likely given up chasing a ring as a basketball player at the current stage of his career. And nothing wrong with that, he gets paid a ton of money to play professional basketball and he's pretty damn good at it. But he's stated multiple times that he and his family love it in Washington and he wants to stay there for his family. The Wizards will likely just ride the contract out for 2 or 3 years before trading him in the future because I can't see ownership wanting to buy Beal out on that huge contract.

[@loopytwxlsjr]

But does that create a Blake Griffin-like scenario where the team who trades for him needs to buy him out eventually? I like to think front offices have gotten more wise (excluding the Knicks’s)

[@RicardoMil0s]

@@loopytwxlsjr Wizards ownership has a history of being cheap. They would rather shed salary via trade than buy out a contract. Look at Davis Bertans and his contract that the Wizards gave him. Signed a 5-yr/$80 million contract in 2020, let him stay on the team for ~2 years, then traded him to Dallas rather than buying him out. Same scenario with John Wall.

[@gators9570]

He apparently gave up as soon as he got to the league… like they were saying though, it would be surprising but it wouldn’t be entirely crazy if they just let him walk. If they pay him that contract they’re just kicking a rebuild down the road.

[@loopytwxlsjr]

@@RicardoMil0s I think teams are seeing Wall and Westbrook and may be afraid to trade for these max contracts down the line. Building through the draft seems to be the new craze. So maybe the wizards can’t find a trade partner who give me anything back, and might have to send out a pick to get rid of a Beal past his prime

[@t4d0W]

Also makes sense since Beal gets the most money deal wise signing with the Wizards if he wants the extra year. As long as Beal proves he can stay healthy the next 2 seasons I think his value will be solid enough to move. Especially when some rookies finally get paid their big extensions so teams have trade fodder to throw for paid talents like Beal.

[@turneryoung905]

Evan Turner 4years $75M and averaged 0.8 ppg in the playoffs during the Trail Blazers run to the WCF. It was so fuckin brutal.

[@1will2kill]

Tradeable

[@marcusmosely8154]

Always blows my mind how Rusillo looks like he doesn't want to be here but at the same time I know there is no other place he would rather be right now haha

[@scottburlington6645]

Bill casually laying the groundwork for a Beal to the celtics deal

[@Fayn757]

He’s 29, beautiful wife , and going to make $250M to play basketball. He wins !!

[@6Lilies6Phillies]

That Parsons money was ridiculous. Probably the worst contract ever.

[@revan3841]

Simmons is still using that butter filter.

[@joe5333]

Bill's 100% right on the S&T. I think Charlotte could be another option -- they could probably get Rozier/Oubre/PJ. DEN could be an option, maybe Gordon/Barton/Bones and picks. Could probably get Randle/Fournier and a pick from NY. Cowherd's mentioned Middleton and picks from MIL and I think that'd be better for both teams, too. Keeping Beal at this stage is a dead end.

[@javinc1]

His S&T made so much sense

[@shadow_realm47]

Yeah they need to turn Beal into a cheaper contract / a player on the same tier or lower. Why not Try to get Brunson and a trade exception. Or send him to San Antonio for Dejonte.

[@marcuswilson2818]

I’ve wanted them to trade beal for years. I just want them to start over and rebuild. Being the 10th seed is way worse than being the worse team. At least when you’re the worse you have a chance to get a generational player. Beal is cool but he’s not that guy.

[@christophermillikan5257]

No way Atlanta is going to give up Collins, Bogdanovic, and Okongwu for Beal

[@jmorley72]

Collins and Bogdanovic maybe, but Atlanta loves Okongwu, and they would never include OO in a deal for Beal.

[@joshuasilverman8699]

I thought the exact same thing

[@ec2240]

Beal is the most intriguing FA to me. Well put about how he could be viewed as over payed once he gets the bag. The trade scenario’s though could really put some teams over the top. Toronto would be the most interesting. I think contract wise there is a way for them to trade anunoby, picks, and throw away contracts for Him while keeping Van Vleet, Barnes, and Siakim. If I’m not mistaken, Toronto is in a very similar situation as the pre-KD Warriors since they built from the ground up with there main 3 do they can afford a max contract if they commit to going into the luxury with Barnes years later.

[@bwilliams6675]

Bill was so on point. Think about players who recently got the supermax like Jokic. Nobody with any basketball sense would pay Beal the same as Jokic.

[@jamesstanfield7692]

Beal is so unserious about winning

[@roadrunner7441]

It's alot of Beal haters that obviously don't watch Wizards games

[@williammckay6273]

All dependent on the team. If I was the Cavs I would give Beal the max. You can’t recruit FAs anyway and his scoring punch would pair nicely with Garlands creation. And you have faith your defense will hold with Mobley and Allen.

[@chrisg2214]

Would have to be a sign and trade

[@davidwhite890]

Just resign the younger Sexton for less money when he does 90% of what Beal does.

[@WheresWaldo05]

Sexton, Markenan, Okoro and 2 firsts for Beal. Garland, Beal, Lavert, Mobley, Allen Love, Agbaji, Osman, Stevens, Rondo

[@jasonl7937]

As a cavs fan trading for Beal would be terrible. I would rather roll with what we have then overpay.

[@flatbushzombie4759]

Beal would be a great number 2 for Doncic

[@chuckhauser6336]

Beal gonna ball with KP

[@flatbushzombie4759]

@@chuckhauser6336 with who

[@skywalker2759]

My whole thing is if you don’t pay him then where will you be is it any different then if you let him walk for nothing or trade him?

[@banditonehundred]

The right time trade him was two years ago when the team wasn’t going anywhere and Bradley was the leading scorer in the NBA. Hornets made the same mistake with Kemba, but atleast they didn’t double down on the mistake and give him a max contract

[@jimmyshi03]

Felt odd that we never heard Kenna’s name in this discussion. The Hornets don’t often get stuff right, but they took their lumps for that and ultimately nailed that decision.

[@micahclawrence]

And promptly paid Gordon Hayward

[@jimmyshi03]

@@micahclawrence thus the don’t often get stuff right bit.

[@stephenb5771]

Potter got 100 million dollars deal too! That wasn’t a good deal either!

[@faisalamalo3695]

The Nets, Kings, and Jazz were all going to offer Porter that contract. Wizards matched to retain an asset but unfortunately Ernie Grunfeld mismanaged that situation as he did many situations..

[@jaycepero8069]

The Howard deal is misrepresented here. He actually signed that deal with Miami, who was then going to resign Zo after, so they could exceed the cap, which is done all the time. The problem was Zo went on ESPN and told them he already had agreed to to terms with the Heat before the signed Howard. Wizards owner Abe Pollin lost it, went to Stern, who voided the deal, fined the Heat money and stripped them of a 1st rd pick for “attempting to circumvent the salary cap.” Howard would have fit in great with the Heat, so they were willing to overpay him if it meant they could challenge the Bulls. So it wasn’t so much a bad deal as it was a case of an owner not wanting to lose an asset. Yeah that last part has racial implications ala Dan Gilbert and King James, but that’s how it was back then. Now the players have all the power, so Beal will get his money and then leave in a year or two.

[@flibbidyx2]

If the Wizards had a roster that could contend, paying Beal to keep that contender status going might make sense. But without a path to contention, paying him a bunch of money doesn't seem to be the way to go. If I was the Wizards, I'd probably call him and his agent in and sit them down to discuss moves for the future, including seeking potential sign-and-trade scenarios. Tell him you want to do right by him, but you're probably heading for a rebuild and would like to work on sending him to a good situation while giving your team some flexibility.

[@aidanmeadows6931]

pleaseee washington bottom out and stop going 40-42 and picking B- players with the 10 pick

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

Paying a guy 30% of the cap is insane the supermax should be the exception not the rule it should be for guys like Giannis that puts buts in the seats and sells truck loads of jersey then the contract pays for itself you should minimum get 12 play off series out of 5 year supermax like 2/3 series year but hopefully more with a few championships

[@taiwanfocus4385]

I think NBA should change the rule. Someone who was selected to 3rd team All-NBA only once shouldn't be eligible for the super max! Once he is eligible, it is tough for the Wizards not to give it to him without affecting the player-team relationship (since the player would think he is "entitled" to it by NBA rules). But it is insane to say that Beal is on the same level as other super max players (e.g., Curry and the likes).

[@chrisg2214]

They probably have to re-sign him and get pics in a trade. Can you just let them walk? I’m a wizard fan and last year he was terrible. I don’t know if he was just injured or what, but his points per game dropped and he was sloppy… Like a turnover machine. If you watched any of the wizards games you could see he was struggling.

[@IdeaAgeConsulting]

I never really figured out what was wrong with him last year. Hope it isn't the beginning of a career slide for him. He's 29. It looked off.

[@LukaLegend77]

him on the pistons would probably be an improvement lol

[@kiLLinEmSoFTly]

Brad seem like an athlete that just wanna hoop, get a few (individual) accolades (all stars, scoring titles, 2-3rd team nba), and make THE MOST MONEY possible. Helluva talent...can't really say he's a 'winner'...irony (being an NBA Millionaire is already winning lol) I won't forget him and John's early years...they were actually pretty nice.

[@kmacadaeg7]

The Warshington Wizards need to blow it up. It’s time for another painful rebuild.

[@mazzb305]

I want Beal on the Heat, but damn I don’t want them to give him the max. We’re already stuck with a bad Lowry contract.

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

If they were to get him Lowry would probably be the man salary filler to get it done

[@shadow_realm47]

Lowry Oladipo and Duncan for Beal?

[@Theinsideoutsider]

All facts Bill. I am all for players making money but if I'm taking an owners perspective not paying Beal $250 someone's gonna have to start the you don't get that unless youre no question top 10 player..

[@kevincramer2683]

Beal on a supermax would not be one of the worst contracts in the league. Duncan Robinson was a DNP the entire playoffs. Sounds like a Celtics fan that wants to try and tank his value

[@turzyn40]

He scored like 20 points per game last season. He's going down hill. So imagine beal 4 years from now on a max contract

[@kevincramer2683]

@@turzyn40 Dont wanna hear it Luka, Hes 29 literally today. That puts him at 33 in 4 years. Plenty of productive 33 year olds in the league

[@turzyn40]

@@kevincramer2683 not on a supermax contract

[@SSJRome]

Pay him and remain mediocre for another 5 years lol 😂

[@Zachary_Whear]

I don't see how they can keep Beal in the long run and build a championship team. A sign and trade while his value is high seems like the obvious choice.

[@turk3sh]

We should go back to paying them early rookie contracts like the NFL depending by draft position.

[@KobaniacMinded]

I want to see him and jokic imagine how easy buckets would get for him with joker setting him up out of double teams in the post trade murray or mpj amd whatever to get him

[@maxhypolite5388]

Washington best option sign and trade Beal to the Warriors, Spurs, Mavs, Raptors, Kings (maybe), Knicks or Grizzlies.

[@gaborkiss650]

Murray - Beal sounds like a fun backcourt.

[@kobejete2796]

3 types of star players in today's nba. The divas like lebron, harden, kyrie, simmons, westbrook, etc. The ones who to a fault of their own find themselves in purgatory like lillard, beal, mitchell. The put your head down and just win like giannis, jokic, curry, etc.

[@newagestudios408]

Washington gonna be stuck in this same position forever. Beal is a nice player but he’s not a franchise guy, he’s probably like the 3rd option on a championship team.

[@coachcaseyhill2890]

Listened on Spotify, just came here to see the draymond and through the wire fans come to spread hate. Turned out to be exactly what I expected.

[@Shotter]

You can't have it both ways. If you have a salary cap, a salary floor, and a max salary, all that money has to go somewhere. There aren't 30 NBA guys worth $45M a year, but there are 30 teams with designated player slots. So what do you do? Personally, I think they should keep the salary cap, but get rid of the max salary. Let's do it like movies. The super duper star can get closer to true market value and then the role players figure it out (e.g., Lebron has been underpaid for years). Ultimately I don't mind Beal getting his money because I'd rather he get it than the team owners. It's not like ticket and merch prices are going to go down if they pay the players less.

[@shobowale101]

Yup and if they can pay players 45m then you can imagine what the owners are getting

[@LiamborninDC]

The problem I have with paying Beal is that he doesn't want to play PG when the team has starting caliber and depth at every other position but the point. If he isn't willing to play the point than I'd rather sign and trade him for pieces or an expiring contract with picks and pay Kuzma.

[@jaymills4995]

He's willing to play the point they need to make that move asap

[@AA-gi6ip]

Beal is not a pg, he neither has the handles nor is he a playmaker

[@jackbombay1423]

If a player wants to join another mega star in another team it´s wrong, but if he stays with the franchise that drafted him is also wrong. I´m sick of this type of narrative. I love Beal staying his whole career with the Wizards and I hope this becomes and trend. Kudos to Beal, Lillard and Antetokoumpo. I hope the same for Jokic, Doncic and Young.

[@dorianj74]

There's a difference between staying out of loyalty and staying because that's the biggest contract. Beal seems to want to re-sign for strictly financial reasons. I'm not knocking it, I just see it for what it is.

[@andrewshandle]

If this is how you read it, you weren't really listening. The question is, is a player like Beal who is maybe the 30th best player in the league worth 49.6M a year when the cap is 122M. That is what they were discussing, not loyalty or building super teams, it's what happens if the Wizards give Beal the Max.

[@dorianj74]

@@andrewshandle I'm responding to the post, not the video.

[@andrewshandle]

@@dorianj74 I wasn't replying to you, I was saying Jack wasn't paying attention. ;)

[@jackbombay1423]

@@andrewshandle The problem with the Wizards is not spending 50M on Beal (your ranking is highly stupid) it´s what they have drafted or signed to surround him over the years (and the huge bad luck with Wall injuries). And I posted before watching the video, that I still haven´t seen.

[@newagestudios408]

Beal should take this opportunity to try and find another team before his “prime” years are over, that 250 million dollar contract gonna be hell in a couple of years

[@joshuapearce7658]

Immagine if Washington pull the fast one. Beal lots out and then go nope. And pivot hard at another player with the cap space

[@fpradom]

The most important part is that they have no competitors on the table

[@eulenemathis2166]

Beal, Thomas and 1st rnd pic for booker

[@drew2nice83]

Fees like Allan Houston. I’d hope to see Beal with a Portland or Denver and Was with a young stud

[@maximusaurelius9906]

Why can't the Wizards trade Kristapz Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma for Kevin Durant? Throw in some picks and maybe Will Barton and maybe the Wizards also get Seth Curry.

[@Dushawn21]

there could still be a kyrie trade Lakers get Kyrie Irving Nets Get Bradley Beal Wizards get Westbrook, Phillys 2023 1st rd pick and the lakers 2026 First rd pick

[@darrellhardie4873]

I disagree and I can't buy your argument. Bradley is a much better player than you give him credit for. Tommy got a new big deal and the front office staff last year and did not make the playoff. Bradley has been loyal to the team and a very good player that deserves the money that he's asking for that's what the NBA pays guys. Tommy said they were buying around him. Pay that man. The other players that your name are trash they won't move the needle and won't get you to the playoffs.

[@turzyn40]

Why not trade beal now get picks and start the rebuild process now rather than waiting 5 years being a mediocre team and doing a rebuild anyway but without the beal picks you would have gotten now. You get a chance to be very good in 5 years after rebuilding or in 10 if you don't trade beal now

[@andrewshandle]

This is what the should do, but is there a deal out there even if they were willing to do it? Who is trading the farm for Beal?

[@mca217]

I wish Beal would leave the Wizards and team up with Embiid. I know that's it's not that simple but I think that pair could make the 76ers a legit title contender

[@eulenemathis2166]

Let him beal and Thomas come to Phoenix for ayton, crowder, payne and a1st rnd

[@Bulls1999]

Sign and trade him; Beal is at best Klay level with extra FGAs . It is absolutely ridiculous to pay Beal max, plus he is becoming injury prone too… no way!

[@newagestudios408]

Beal is basically the east coast CJ McCollum, really nice guy that puts up nice numbers but isn’t that franchise guy. I’m not sure he’s worth the super max contract, he hasn’t done anything in this league in 10 years but 3 all star appearances.

[@tfizzle56]

These wall beal westbrook contracts are respect contracts not business contracts

[@t4d0W]

Especially knowing they get their most $/years signing with the home town. If anything Presti understood the price of doing business and had respect for Westbrook and shipped him out to a playoff contender (Rockets) after making the deal. I think Wizards can do the same as long as Beal does his job not tanking his value the next 2 years while the Wizards send him out to a greener pasture.

[@sydguitar99]

They should trade him for some younger talent or trade picks. He's not a franchise changing player and he never was.

[@xAmirKDx]

Celtics should've took that Evan Fournier deal

[@GOlone9597]

3:12 the problem is why is this allowed? Beal is a good player but he's not worth 250M.

[@burymeinakobebryantnumber8598]

Ain’t gonna lie that ray allen comparison was spot on because he was jus waisting his prime in Seattle

[@mikepetitti]

Let him walk - so what? At this point, they should strip it down to the metal and start over. He's a nice player, but doesn't bring in fans and won't be a cornerstone for a winner. Even at half that price, it's still a bad deal for the Wizards.

[@michaelsledge3904]

Beal is smart. He will demand a trade in 2 yrs

[@marcharter839]

Am I crazy, I think Beal is a max guy.

[@richarddebow5090]

Your ENTIRE first 2 minutes, if it wasn't for your use of the name Bradley Beal, I would ABSOLUTELY think you were talking about Zach Lavine. Im waiting to see if the Bulls fall for it. This is EXACTLY what I'm saying about Lavine, and I'm a PARIAH among Bulls fans for saying it. It would soon be one of the worst contracts in the league. The best thing they could do is offer him 4 for $175 million, and if he demands a trade, he is the most valuable trade piece the Bulls have. 0-16 against the top 3 in both conferences, all season? This isn't about his injury. He's just like Beal.

[@dangerfeild4Life]

Kings primary owner Vivek really wants a play-in

[@williamfields8631]

Most logical but how with so many wings or bigs with Harrison,Holmes etc

[@Gillz34]

Simmons is right would rather have okungwu and bogdan over Beal

[@coreyeatmon5101]

He'd be a great warrior. A better poole.

[@peterblacksmith3817]

of course the discussion morphs into how crazy it was that the Lakers actually traded all those assets for Russ. LMAO ill just put this gun in my mouth now...

[@tharpporter]

Y’all need to stop pocket watching and hating on business! He’s worth every penny to whoever pays him! Y’all not worth what y’all get paid but it’s no podcast for that!

[@RWor1d]

Literally part of their job… and you helping them get paid 😂😭

[@davidosullivan4073]

Spend a little less time reading KD and Kyries twitter

[@coachcaseyhill2890]

“New media” fan. Eat chalk weirdo.

[@andrewshandle]

They're discussing what pennies someone should be willing to pay him, I mean Bill even very clearly said that he doesn't begrudge Beal if he gets the 248M offer and takes it, the debate is around whether that is a good move by the Wizards or not. Beal's already earned 178M in his career and is pretty much guaranteed another 300M regardless if he signs this deal or not, so let's not feel too bad for Brad for discussing his contract.

[@kukublof5057]

let him go for free, he doesn't have max contract value ,same thing as Kyrie case, just more friendly (but way underachieving)

[@deanwinchester6654]

Should of traded Beal a few years ago, could of got some good stuff back.

[@mattwilliams7454]

Westbrook WAS a top 10 guy though. How about just flat out, sometimes it ruins your franchise no matter how good the player is.

[@JackOBee29]

Otto porter rule

[@dreadsirius9174]

The Wizards should have looked to trade Beal last year. He is not worth the super max.

[@CD-gk9ix]

Trade Beal… we know how this turns out. Get some picks, and start over

[@johncapo2843]

# SIGN HIM remain average / below average

[@micahclawrence]

They’ll pay him to much and then struggle to trade him

[@CommonNotCommon24-7]

Beal going down in NBA History as the richest loser EVER

[@chemicalhap]

Fans are so deluded. Beal is not worth any of the trades fans on a whole bunch of teams have been offering. But hey...if the Wizards smartly accept...more power to them. But heh that's why fans are fans and the professionals utterly ignore them. Now if media would stop giving oxygen to some of these stupid trade scenarios.

[@K81Patel]

They'll trade him to a garbage team in 3 years and he'll have to take a buyout in the last year and sign with a contender - there's templates for this now. Please see Blake Griffen, John Wall (current), LaMarcus Aldridge, Goran Dragic (okay, obv. Not a star, but you see the pattern of behavior here)

[@andrewshandle]

The difference here is Griffin, Wall, Aldridge and Dragic were complete shadows of their former selves by the time they took the buyouts (assuming Wall takes one this year). I think Beal is overrated and I wouldn't pay him the money, but he has a heck of a lot more in the tank than any of those guys you list.

[@K81Patel]

@@andrewshandle Completely agree Beal has a lot more in the tank NOW. But in 3-4 years, when his contract is $47-49M per year, what will he have? He'll be traded for parts on the dollar and then take the buyout. Since posting my comment, it's being reported that Wall is taking a buyout and will sign with the Clippers. The template is here and working beautifully.

[@andrewshandle]

@@K81Patel I think Beal in 3 years will still be a lot more valuable than a Washed Black Griffin...but I think the player Beal is today isn't worth 49M let alone 3 years from now, so it's a moot point. I wouldn't sign Beal to a "regular" Max, let alone the Supermax.

[@GuavaConQueso]

the pistons have a better roster than washington.

[@DB-cg4vs]

Didnt they just trade grant?

[@GuavaConQueso]

@@DB-cg4vs yea... kuzma, porzingis, hachimura or cunningham, ivey, bey and duren who you rather play with for the next four to five years?

[@jacobmiller6341]

Tommy Sheppard is beyond a trainwreck. He's turned the Wizards into very possibly the worst franchise in the NBA. No young assets. Terrible drafts. Terrible contracts

[@rodaxel7165]

Westbrook and picks to Washington. Sign and trade. Beal to Brooklyn. Irving to the Lakers. Wizards ain't winning anything. Solves the other teams problems.

[@Joes35]

Lol why would Washington do that.

[@catman-du8927]

Do either of those teams have picks to trade?

[@gaborkiss650]

@@colezee7640 In this trade Irving is signing a max sign & trade.

[@andrewshandle]

@@colezee7640 I assume he's implying that these would all be sign and trades. Not sure why Washington would do this unless the picks were pretty good, and I'm not sure Brooklyn and the Lakers would do that.

[@andrewshandle]

@@catman-du8927 Lakers have their own 1st in 2027, Brooklyn has some 76ers picks from the Harden deal. It's technically possible, really would come down to Washington wanting to tank.

[@Andrew-dj1wd]

30 New Rookies were just Drafted that are better than Bradly Beal

[@luke8838]

Beal clearly doesn’t want to win so who wants a guy like that given his price

[@loyaltyh1m102]

Beal to the 76ers for Tobias Harris and picks

[@AskHasani]

Thats a GREAT idea

[@Rebel-eq7ul]

Still wouldn’t beat the Bucks or Celtics hahah and then no more picks for awhile hahahaha

[@Joes35]

Lol not a chance they get Beal for that. Maxey and Harris at least. Nobody wants the 76ers picks

[@ericsmusic5927]

@@AskHasani That's a horrible trade for the Wizards

[@ericsmusic5927]

Your trade idea is 🤮

[@shepardkings]

Dropped off🤦🏾 his ppg is second best behind Giannis the past 3 yrs wtf is Simmons talking about

[@brycewilliams616]

First

[@ebaynamesirbssssalot]

Beal basically McCollum… dunnooo that’s a lot of backend money for whoever goes all in 4MLBT0ppzChr0me seemez ezezbhwaynamee-‘- sirbssssalot