![]() ![]() ![]() He is not going anywhere he doesn’t want to go.ĭon’t expect a Rudy Gobert/ Donovan Mitchell-sized trade package headed back to Washington. Other teams will call - Dallas wants a star next to Luka Dončić - but Beal controls the market with his no-trade clause. The Heat’s need for more shot creation was on display in the NBA Finals, and we know they are going star hunting. The Bucks are about to get old and expensive and Beal would be younger than Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez. Beal will only want to go to a contender, which is why Miami and Milwaukee make sense. The fact the agent and front office are talking and, in practice, coordinating suggests a trade is coming, probably sooner rather than later. The sources, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter, said the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks are expected to be prominent suitors for Beal if he reaches the market. It is unclear whether the Wizards will ultimately decide upon a rebuild or if they find an acceptable trade, but sources said both sides are working amicably to find the path forward, with the 2023 NBA Draft looming on June 22. Here is how Charania put it at The Athletic: …Team president Michael Winger and Beal’s agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, are staying in close contact to discuss scenarios presented to the franchise, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. First is Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, who phrased it this way: This brings us to reports the Wizards and Beal’s agent Mark Bartelstein are talking about the franchise’s future and coordinating plans, according to a couple of reports that came out Wednesday. ![]() The 29-year-old three-time All-Star - still owed $207.7 million over the next four years and with a no-trade clause in his contract - is on a win-now timeline and if the Wizards are retooling he should be on the move. Hiring Will Dawkins and Travis Schlenk in other front office roles only added to the sense that big changes were coming (and owner Ted Leonsis was good with it, the other significant change for Washington).Īny major Wizards roster retooling must start with a Bradley Beal trade. The minute the highly-respected Michael Winger was hired to head all basketball operations for the Washington Wizards, there was a buzz around the league about what that would mean for Washington’s roster. … But everybody around the league knows Grant can add value to any team.” “With the addition of (Malcolm) Brogdon last year it was going to require that guys that had gotten a little more opportunity weren’t going to get as much. “He is a good player who was on a really deep team,” Stevens said. He is a restricted free agent this summer with interest from teams around the league.Ĭeltics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said last week that he thinks Williams got caught in a numbers’ situation regarding his reduced playing time this season. But each of those numbers fell during the playoffs as he slipped in and out of the rotation. Williams averaged career highs in minutes (25.9), points (8.1) and rebounds (4.6) during the regular season. The team said that Williams, 24, will need 6-8 weeks to recover following the procedure. BOSTON (AP) - Celtics forward Grant Williams had surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament in his left hand and is expected to be sidelined from basketball activities for the next two months. ![]()
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