Washington Wizards Receive: G/F Evan Fournier, G Derrick Rose, G Immanuel Quickley, 2023 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2025 First-Round Pick (MIL via NYK), 2027 First-Round Pick (Swap – NYK)
New York Knicks Receive: G Bradley Beal
Some Wizards fans will look at this return and think it’s a little paltry. We apologize.
At the same time, don’t blame us. That would be shooting the messenger. If you want to blame anybody, blame the Washington Wizards.
After all, people have been calling for them to trade Beal for years. If they’d moved him while he was leading the league in scoring, they’d have netted a much stronger return.
By now, Beal’s game appears to have declined.
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Meanwhile, the Wizards continue to wallow in mediocrity. It’s clear that Beal can’t be the best player on a contending team.
Should the Knicks target him anyway?