Bradley Beal admits he's leaning towards re-signing with Wizards

[Lalouie]

history will say that all the lillard and beal talk was ultimately laughable

i do have a one question though....was this kind of chatter prevalent a decade ago before lebron's party-move to miami

[LivingLegend]

history will say that all the lillard and beal talk was ultimately laughable

i do have a one question though....was this kind of chatter prevalent a decade ago before lebron's party-move to miami

IDK but you can probably file that under one of the 7 different support group LeBron threads on the GB to grieve about how the bad man hurt you

[Lalouie]

history will say that all the lillard and beal talk was ultimately laughable

i do have a one question though....was this kind of chatter prevalent a decade ago before lebron's party-move to miami

IDK but you can probably file that under one of the 7 different support group LeBron threads on the GB to grieve about how the bad man hurt you

not necessary. it's all well known

[TheLand13]

Sorry bro, I ain't sticking on no crappy team that ruins my chances of basketball immortality if I am an allstar caliber player because my wife and kids like Washington DC.

No, no, no, I am staying for the money.

250 million or a ring, I don't care about no friends, wife and kids being happy. I only got one shot at greatness, we can get some new friends, new teachers, and a new lifestyle after.

What an outlandish take. I'd love to have a ring but if my wife wants me to stay put then that's what we're doing.

Normally, I wouldn't deign to respond, but since you're playing chess while the rest of us pleebs play checkers, why don't you go ahead and let us know where Beal would win simply a ring if he left??

you and others like you paint this picture that if Beal simply left he'd magically get a "ring." We both know it's a lot more to winning and winning it all than simply leaving.

When the **** did I ever say that Bradley Beal would win a ring if he left?

[Edug27]

I really do not understand people. If a player asked to be traded he's killed. If a player chooses to stay he killed. What do you people want?

Re-signing with a team vs asking to be traded while still under contract are 2 different things.

People want to see players 'honor their contract' and then make a sensible decision once they reach free agency. Beal signing long term with Wiz confuses fans just as much as KD joining the Dubs.

Not saying I agree, but thats the logic.

[DusterBuster]

Lol, made a thread, his mistake was not signing in 2021. He will never be a Wizard again, and probably never had a real shot at the supermax.

If you're wrong will you stay off the forum for a month?

These “bets” never fail to crack me up.

If not posting on a dying message board for a month or year is a bet with any real consequences to you, you have bigger problems.

[Upperclass]

idk if the Wiz have assets to trade for Lillard after he signs, but midas whale go all-in on the big contract 3.. Dame, Beal, KP.. and win 30 games. This is also why bad teams stay bad.. Paying a dude that amount makes zero sense for a player who doesn't make any difference to winning

[timO]

he loves the money over all things

Wizards are fools giving him the full max

[DS17]

I think the wizards would rather trade him than super max him, no?

Unless the nba bargaining agreement is going to increase anytime soon and a super max now is considered a bargain in a few years?

[CobraCommander]

If I’m Beal I’m getting money now...

If I’m wiz I’m like nah...we can lose with or without Beal...

Almost makes you wonder if his public willingness to resign with Washington is to make sure that supermax stays on the table.

I agree....beal would leave 60 mil on table if he leaves....thats 17 more than John Wall makes to NOT play ball in Houston! Beal can’t do that...

[Ballerhogger]

Beal is taking the Carmelo Anthony route.

He's playing basketball for the money, not to win a championship.

Priorities I guess, I couldn't turn down 250 million if I had kids to take care of.

hes not make minimum wage out there


Hes fine with brinks trucks after his wrist surgery this probably the smartest move. He will demanded a trade 2 years time. That's the cycle of superstar max on bad team

[bisme37]

I know I always take less money than is being offered to me so of course I am very upset about this.

[MagicBagley18]

If I’m Beal I’m getting money now...

If I’m wiz I’m like nah...we can lose with or without Beal...

Almost makes you wonder if his public willingness to resign with Washington is to make sure that supermax stays on the table.

I agree....beal would leave 60 mil on table if he leaves....thats 17 more than John Wall makes to NOT play ball in Houston! Beal can’t do that...

That’s not totally true. If beal opts in to be traded to a team of his choosing he gets a 15% trade kicker applied to his salary which bumps his 1 year total to around 41 million. His new team can then offer him a 4 year $199million dollar max contract 6 months to the day he was traded.

While he’d be leaving money on the table it’s not the 60million that’s been floated around. He can leave dc and make pretty damn close to what he would there whether it’s the way I mentioned above or taking a 4 year deal and resigning at 32 33.

If he stays in Washington it’ll be because he loves being “the guy” and they treat him like he’s lebron James lol.

[CobraCommander]

Almost makes you wonder if his public willingness to resign with Washington is to make sure that supermax stays on the table.

I agree....beal would leave 60 mil on table if he leaves....thats 17 more than John Wall makes to NOT play ball in Houston! Beal can’t do that...

That’s not totally true. If beal opts in to be traded to a team of his choosing he gets a 15% trade kicker applied to his salary which bumps his 1 year total to around 41 million. His new team can then offer him a 4 year $199million dollar max contract 6 months to the day he was traded.

While he’d be leaving money on the table it’s not the 60million that’s been floated around. He can leave dc and make pretty damn close to what he would there whether it’s the way I mentioned above or taking a 4 year deal and resigning at 32 33.

If he stays in Washington it’ll be because he loves being “the guy” and they treat him like he’s lebron James lol.

-But if he waits until free agency this summer to re-sign with Washington, his projected max would be about $242 million over five years. He’d also leave the door open to leaving (for a projected max of four years, $179 million from another team)...this in this article

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2022/01/20/report-bradley-beal-wont-sign-contract-extension-with-wizards/

It’s way more money with wiz...not sure I’m following you? You think someone giving Beal a 40 mil a year deal at 33 years old.?

See John wall, Westbrook, dame, Kyrie...

Them small guards don’t earn that money later in their careers

[MagicBagley18]

I agree....beal would leave 60 mil on table if he leaves....thats 17 more than John Wall makes to NOT play ball in Houston! Beal can’t do that...

That’s not totally true. If beal opts in to be traded to a team of his choosing he gets a 15% trade kicker applied to his salary which bumps his 1 year total to around 41 million. His new team can then offer him a 4 year $199million dollar max contract 6 months to the day he was traded.

While he’d be leaving money on the table it’s not the 60million that’s been floated around. He can leave dc and make pretty damn close to what he would there whether it’s the way I mentioned above or taking a 4 year deal and resigning at 32 33.

If he stays in Washington it’ll be because he loves being “the guy” and they treat him like he’s lebron James lol.

-But if he waits until free agency this summer to re-sign with Washington, his projected max would be about $242 million over five years. He’d also leave the door open to leaving (for a projected max of four years, $179 million from another team)...this in this article

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2022/01/20/report-bradley-beal-wont-sign-contract-extension-with-wizards/

It’s way more money with wiz...not sure I’m following you? You think someone giving Beal a 40 mil a year deal at 33 years old.?

See John wall, Westbrook, dame, Kyrie...

Them small guards don’t earn that money later in their careers

That says with the wizards....my whole point is if he wants to leave he can opt in to the final year to be traded. it would be contingent on a trade. That article says he won’t sign the extension this year for the wizards (past tense) it doesn’t say he wouldn’t opt in to be traded to a team he wants ala Chris Paul and the rockets.

If he makes 41 million dollars next year (which includes a 15% trade kicker or $5.1 million added to his $36million) then signs a 4 year $200 million dollar extension 6 months later with the team he’s traded to the money is the same or extremely close. So again that’s not accurate.

It’s been written about other places and Bobby marks even talked about it on espn. The money is not vastly different at all IF he opts in to be traded.

Watch on YouTube

[JRoy]

history will say that all the lillard and beal talk was ultimately laughable

i do have a one question though....was this kind of chatter prevalent a decade ago before lebron's party-move to miami

I seem to remember chatter about LeBron to CHI or NYK who ended up with Boozer and Stoudamire.

[zeebneeb]

Would be a huge mistake by Washington.

Washington has a long history of that.

Makes perfect sense.

Bradley Beal is a perfect example of an NBA player that is absolutely not worth a max contract, but will get it, to continue making a team(Wizards)to be just relevant enough, to put butts in the seats.

Let the wandering in the desert continue.

[CobraCommander]

That’s not totally true. If beal opts in to be traded to a team of his choosing he gets a 15% trade kicker applied to his salary which bumps his 1 year total to around 41 million. His new team can then offer him a 4 year $199million dollar max contract 6 months to the day he was traded.

While he’d be leaving money on the table it’s not the 60million that’s been floated around. He can leave dc and make pretty damn close to what he would there whether it’s the way I mentioned above or taking a 4 year deal and resigning at 32 33.

If he stays in Washington it’ll be because he loves being “the guy” and they treat him like he’s lebron James lol.

-But if he waits until free agency this summer to re-sign with Washington, his projected max would be about $242 million over five years. He’d also leave the door open to leaving (for a projected max of four years, $179 million from another team)...this in this article

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2022/01/20/report-bradley-beal-wont-sign-contract-extension-with-wizards/

It’s way more money with wiz...not sure I’m following you? You think someone giving Beal a 40 mil a year deal at 33 years old.?

See John wall, Westbrook, dame, Kyrie...

Them small guards don’t earn that money later in their careers

That says with the wizards....my whole point is if he wants to leave he can opt in to the final year to be traded. it would be contingent on a trade. That article says he won’t sign the extension this year for the wizards (past tense) it doesn’t say he wouldn’t opt in to be traded to a team he wants ala Chris Paul and the rockets.

If he makes 41 million dollars next year (which includes a 15% trade kicker or $5.1 million added to his $36million) then signs a 4 year $200 million dollar extension 6 months later with the team he’s traded to the money is the same or extremely close. So again that’s not accurate.

It’s been written about other places and Bobby marks even talked about it on espn. The money is not vastly different at all IF he opts in to be traded.

Watch on YouTube

I don’t see any team super maxing Beal if the wiz
Let him walk- Beal isn’t a harden level player- Prime Beal isn’t prime wall or Westbrook or dame

[MagicBagley18]

-But if he waits until free agency this summer to re-sign with Washington, his projected max would be about $242 million over five years. He’d also leave the door open to leaving (for a projected max of four years, $179 million from another team)...this in this article

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2022/01/20/report-bradley-beal-wont-sign-contract-extension-with-wizards/

It’s way more money with wiz...not sure I’m following you? You think someone giving Beal a 40 mil a year deal at 33 years old.?

See John wall, Westbrook, dame, Kyrie...

Them small guards don’t earn that money later in their careers

That says with the wizards....my whole point is if he wants to leave he can opt in to the final year to be traded. it would be contingent on a trade. That article says he won’t sign the extension this year for the wizards (past tense) it doesn’t say he wouldn’t opt in to be traded to a team he wants ala Chris Paul and the rockets.

If he makes 41 million dollars next year (which includes a 15% trade kicker or $5.1 million added to his $36million) then signs a 4 year $200 million dollar extension 6 months later with the team he’s traded to the money is the same or extremely close. So again that’s not accurate.

It’s been written about other places and Bobby marks even talked about it on espn. The money is not vastly different at all IF he opts in to be traded.

Watch on YouTube

I don’t see any team super maxing Beal if the wiz
Let him walk- Beal isn’t a harden level player- Prime Beal isn’t prime wall or Westbrook or dame

I think for example if the wanted to go there Boston would for no other reason than to make Tatum happy. But that kind of defeats the purpose - if he opts in to be traded you can’t let him walk.

Beal had a down year and his stock at this moment is low but he’d easily find a place to pay him that money. ****, if dame (his close friend ) could get him to Portland they’d do it. Boston would. He’d have options for sure.

But more over my point as a whole was that the money aspect is overblown. He can get that back or come extremely close to it- if he decided to leave which right now doesn’t appear to be the case but we will see.

[CobraCommander]

That says with the wizards....my whole point is if he wants to leave he can opt in to the final year to be traded. it would be contingent on a trade. That article says he won’t sign the extension this year for the wizards (past tense) it doesn’t say he wouldn’t opt in to be traded to a team he wants ala Chris Paul and the rockets.

If he makes 41 million dollars next year (which includes a 15% trade kicker or $5.1 million added to his $36million) then signs a 4 year $200 million dollar extension 6 months later with the team he’s traded to the money is the same or extremely close. So again that’s not accurate.

It’s been written about other places and Bobby marks even talked about it on espn. The money is not vastly different at all IF he opts in to be traded.

Watch on YouTube

I don’t see any team super maxing Beal if the wiz
Let him walk- Beal isn’t a harden level player- Prime Beal isn’t prime wall or Westbrook or dame

I think for example if the wanted to go there Boston would for no other reason than to make Tatum happy. But that kind of defeats the purpose - if he opts in to be traded you can’t let him walk.

Beal had a down year and his stock at this moment is low but he’d easily find a place to pay him that money. ****, if dame (his close friend ) could get him to Portland they’d do it. Boston would. He’d have options for sure.

But more over my point as a whole was that the money aspect is overblown. He can get that back or come extremely close to it- if he decided to leave which right now doesn’t appear to be the case but we will see.

Down contract year - and no way do I think Beal was the best guy on the court most nights - best scorer but not best player