Why The Washington Wizards Do The Deal 

In fact, the Wizards are a perfect illustration of the dangers of prioritizing the present at the expense of the future. 

A few years ago, they could have got a better return for Beal than this. He was a scoring champion. By now, his value has depreciated some. 

It’s still high. Meanwhile, this is still a good return. A pair of first-round picks and a pair of swaps is a fair amount of draft capital for a player of Beal’s caliber. 

Meanwhile, the Wizards get two interesting young players here in Hyland and Boston Jr. Still, and perhaps most importantly, this is an opportunity for Washington to start over.

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In all likelihood, they’d tank next season and acquire the best draft pick they could. 

Should the Clippers put them in that position?