Washington Wizards Receive: G/F Frank Ntilikina, G Jaden Hardy
Dallas Mavericks Receive: F Deni Avdija
Wizards fans: please don’t take offense. It isn’t a substantial criticism to say that Beal isn’t a player who can lead a championship contender.
Bradley Beal is remarkably talented. In fact, he’s a former scoring champion. The fact that he’s probably not a top option on a contending team only speaks to the depth of talent in the NBA.
By contrast, Doncic is probably that guy. He’s one of the most singular offensive talents we’ve seen in the sport in some time. He simply needs some help.
On the other hand, Beal could get all the help in the world, but unless it includes a player that’s better than him, he’s probably not going to win an NBA title.
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Even the second-best player on a championship team usually needs to be star caliber.
Does this deal get the Wizards closer to putting Beal in that position?