When word began circulating last week that the under-new-management Washington Wizards might actually be ready to move longtime standard-bearer Bradley Beal, most of the immediate reaction focused on finances. You can understand why: The three-time All-Star guard owns the second-richest contract in the NBA, behind only newly minted champion Nikola Jokić, and one of only seven deals with an average annual value north of $50 million per year.
over the last five years and knocking them down at an 84.5% clip. Have a high-post playmaker who can act as a hub from the top of the floor? He'll probably pair beautifully with Beal, who averaged 1.15 points per possession finished in theWant Beal to spot up opposite the pick-and-roll? The dude who drew Ray Allen comps coming out of college has shot 39.9% on nearly 2,400 catch-and-shoot 3-point looks since 2013, according to Second Spectrum’s shot tracking.
Beal demands defensive attention all over the court, has rarely shared the floor with teammates of commensurate offensive talent since Wall was waylaid by injuries and has still produced. In a slightly lower-usage role on a team featuring higher-end offensive threats capable of turning some of his low-efficiency pull-up 3s into higher-quality spot-up shots — like, say, Booker and Durant — it’s reasonable to think that his output and efficiency might play up even more.
That doesn't mean there aren't valid on-court concerns. As we've mentioned, Beal has often been a … well, let's saydefender in recent years, struggling to stick with his man around screens and rarely exhibiting consistent effort on that end of the floor.
The addition of Beal might not round out the Suns' offense as much as it continues their double-down on high-volume inside-the-arc shooting. More than 45% of Beal's shot attempts have come from midrange in
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