Washington Wizards Receive: G Tim Hardaway Jr., C Dwight Powell, F Davis Bertans, 2024 First-Round Pick (Swap – DAL), 2025 First-Round Pick (DAL), 2027 First-Round Pick (DAL), 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – DAL), 2029 First-Round Pick (DAL)
Dallas Mavericks Receive: G Bradley Beal, G Delon Wright
Of course, there’s a wide gulf between Luka Doncic and a benchwarmer. In between those two extremes exists a wide range of NBA players.
Some players are clearly starting caliber, but lack the skills required to be a star. In all likelihood, we’re talking about 3-and-D wings or defensive bigs here. They impact the game too much to bury on the bench, but no team is going to run their offense through them, either.
On the other hand, there are even star players who aren’t on Doncic’s level. You can run an offense through those guys, but in all likelihood, it won’t be one of the NBA’s best attacks.
Bradley Beal is one such player. Beal is a remarkable scorer – in fact, he led the NBA in points per game in 2020-21.
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On the other hand, he’s not a player that’s going to sniff a top 5 placement on any list ranking the league’s players. Even the top 10 is a stretch.
On the other hand, any team where Beal ranks second on the offensive pecking order should field an unstoppable attack. Are the Wizards getting enough back to give the Mavericks that opportunity here?
