nate33 wrote:CobraCommander wrote:Brads play this year has to be costing him money- when you couple the reoccurring injuries to his legs with the REALLY bad nights when he is healthy- I don't see how a GM could offer him the max.
Too many warning signs that say his upside may not be as high as once thought (even at 22) - doesn't mean he won't get the max from someone based on the hope that he can stay healthy.
But remember this, Beal was drafted based on "upside" as he didn't have a remarkable college career. People saw a strong, athletic kid, with decent size (plus the possibility that he could grow more), a perfect jump shot and a GREAT KID (I can't over state how good of a person Brad appears to be) and they thought you have to draft BRAD if you need a 2 guard. Brad is smart, humble and well spoken.
If he was half as good as John right now, he would be household name with a huge shoe deal and a AllStar appearance. Right now it is like we are waiting for him to heal...again. Return to form...again. Waiting for the best shooter on the team to take over for JW as the scoring leader for the Wiz...again. That is the only formula that works.
If John (a marginal shooter) is your best scorer you have a problem - especially when you have a shooter of Brads ability on the team
Yeah. I'm starting to have some real hopes that his free agency market will be diminished. If nothing else, my guess is that nobody is going to pay him max money for a full 4-year contract. If they offer him a max, it'll probably only be a 2+1 contract with that 3rd year a team option. That would be much more palatable to match. It's an overpay, but the free agency market this year and next year will be full of overly expensive players, rendering any "plan B" to be nearly as expensive as Beal. The market will settle down in the Summer of 2018, so if Beal has a team option then, and he has proven to be underwhelming, we could dump his salary and explore free agency at that time.
That scenario works for me.
