Washington Wizards Receive: F Davis Bertans, C Dwight Powell, G/F Josh Green, G Jaden Hardy, 2025 First-Round Pick (DAL), 2027 First-Round Pick (DAL), 2029 First-Round Pick (DAL)
Dallas Mavericks Receive: G Bradley Beal
Some may argue that you can measure a star by how successful his team is when he’s lacking a co-star.
By that standard, Doncic is one of the best players in the NBA. Last season, he took the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals without a true co-star.
Granted, the Mavs have regressed at 15-16, but let’s not sell last season’s accomplishments short.
After all, look at Beal and his Wizards. At 11-20, they’ve been wildly disappointing this season. Meanwhile, they don’t have a recent Conference Finals run to their name, either.
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None of which means Beal isn’t a star. He is. He’s simply not a superstar in Doncic’s tier.
Would he make a good second fiddle for him?