Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards will work together to find a trade that would send the three-time All-Star to a contender if the team elects to reset the organization this NBA offseason.
Beal has a no-trade clause in his contract, so he gets to pick the team he gets traded to. The Florida product signed a five-year, $251 million contract with the Wizards in July 2022.
Beal averaged 23.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 5.4 assists in 2022-23 while shooting 50.6% from the field, 36.5% from beyond the arc, and 84.2% from the free-throw line in 50 games.
New Wizards president Michael Winger told Robbins he’s leaving his options open. However, many rival executives Robbins polled expect Winger to undertake a full rebuild, if not this offseason, within the next year.
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“The raw, unfiltered truth is, I haven’t yet crafted the immediate vision for the franchise,” Winger said on June 7. “There are a lot of talented and high-character players on the team. I want to get to know them a little bit. The construct of a team isn’t just a matter of what is demonstrated on the court. It’s not just a matter of the box score. Team dynamics are personal, and I think that I need to understand those things before hatching an actionable plan. And I know that that’s not necessarily measurable in this moment. But it is the truth.
“Then the question is, well, are you going to trade Brad? Are you going to keep Brad? I don’t know. I would like to meet with Brad. I haven’t yet met with Brad. What are you going to do with K.P.? What are you going to do with Kuz? I don’t know. They have choices. They have the power of choice, as does Brad. So, what I really want to do is I want to get to know these guys. If the visions align for being competitive and doing things the right way with a little bit of patience, absolutely there’s a path forward with them.
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“I don’t think we’re going to be an overnight title contender; that I’m pretty confident about. And so, if they would rather pursue immediate winning, then they probably do have to pursue that somewhere else. But I think that there’s a very open dialog, a very open invitation to talk about the future of the team — the near-term future and the long-term future — and see where goals align and see where they don’t align.”
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