Veteran guard Bradley Beal (30) is leaving Washington, D.C., and heading west 메이저사이트.
The Washington Wizards and Phoenix Suns have agreed to a trade centered on Beal’s departure, according to local media outlets including ESPN.
According to the report, Washington is sending Beal to Phoenix in exchange for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, seven second-round draft picks, and the right to match draft picks.
Bill’s agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN, “It was a very complicated process with a lot of hoops to jump through, and Ted Lemons (Washington owner) and Michael Winger (Washington general manager) did a tremendous amount of work to make this a reality,” and thanked the Wizards for their support.
Beal was selected by the Wizards with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2012 draft and has played for the organization ever since.
He has averaged 22.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 695 career games. He is a three-time All-Star and was named to the All-NBA in the 2020-21 season.
Beal realized he could no longer be a part of the team’s rebuild, so he waived his no-trade clause and moved on. He will play alongside Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and DeAndre Ayton on his new team.
Phoenix took the unorthodox route of keeping four max-contract players on the same team. ESPN called it “all-in for a championship 메이저도메인.
Paul, a 12-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA and nine-time All-Defensive Team member, averaged 13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists in 59 games last season. It was previously reported that Phoenix was in talks with him about his future, but he ended up leaving the team via trade.