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Bradley Beal’s Future In Washington Continues To Be In Question

When he is healthy, the Washington Wizards have a chance to be a competitive team in the Eastern Conference, but without Bradley Beal, the Wizards are nothing more than a play-in tournament hopeful at this point. 

Bradley Beal was shut down for the remainder of the 2021-22 season in February after he, his agent and the Wizards’ front-office met and decided it was best for the All-Star guard to undergo season-ending left wrist surgery

Now, with the Wizards very likely to miss the play-in tournament, all the speculation with this franchise revolves around Bradley Beal and what he will do in regards to his long-term future with the Wizards. 

Beal has a $36.4 million player option for the 2022-23 season that he could opt into, but many are expecting the three-time All-Star to opt-out, become an unrestricted free agent, and look to negotiate a max deal worth upwards of $240 million with Washington. 

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However, this does not mean that Beal’s long-term future will be in Washington with the Wizards. Time and time again, this front office has seen turnover and plenty of new faces on their roster. 

Bradley Beal has remained loyal to the Wizards since he was drafted, but now going through yet another “retool”, the clock is ticking for the Washington Wizards to get things right. 

According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Beal would have been the most talked about player at the trade deadline this season if he was healthy and the Philadelphia 76ers were a team that had reached out to Washington on multiple occasions in regards to Beal’s availability. 

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The money that Beal would turn down to go to another team is great, leading to many expecting him to remain loyal to Washington through the offseason, but the Miami Heat are a team that has emerged as a possible threat to lure Bradley Beal away from Washington. 

Should Beal want to leave the Wizards, the Heat are viewed as a “legitimate suitor”, Charania writes, and team president Pat Riley is always looking to make big moves involving All-Stars in Miami. 

Being the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference right now and geared up for a run at a title with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro, and others, Miami has to look like a very attractive destination for someone like Bradley Beal. 

LATEST NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: This Heat-Wizards Trade Lands Bradley Beal In Miami

The offseason is quickly approaching and while Bradley Beal could very much sign a max-level deal with the Wizards, this does not necessarily mean that he will be staying in Washington long-term, as the All-Star could request a trade at any moment. 

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