League execs wondering about the future of Bradley Beal
Bradley Beal re-signed with the Washington Wizards last offseason on a five-year, $251 million and could be traded this offseason as Michael Winger takes over the front office. “Last week, Michael Winger, the new president of the Washington Wizards, said he has been given clearance from ownership to do a complete rebuild,” said Brian Windhorst on Get Up. “That has left everybody in the league wondering what about the future of Bradley Beal. – via RealGM
JB for BB might become a reality!
I saw elsewhere that Beal is one of the very few players with a no-trade clause. That essentially means he can pick not only what destination he goes to, but can have a huge say in the compensation, too.
In other words, if Beal says "I'm only going to Boston, and I want Brown there", then Washington either makes that trade or deals with an unhappy Beal.
Theoretically, we could do Brogdon + Pritchard + Gallo + Kornet + Champagnie to make salaries work. Of course, we'd then have a gigantically expensive team without a lot of avenues to improve. But, among rotation players, it's Brogdon being converted into Beal.
Timelord / Horford / Kabengele
Tatum / Williams / Muscala
Brown / Hauser
Beal / White
Smart / Davidson
We'd basically have vet minimums, two-ways, and the #35 pick to fill out the roster.