Bradley Beal Reportedly as Frustrated as He's Ever Been With Wizards
By Brendan Balsamo
Since Bradley Beal was drafted by the Washington Wizards in 2012, they have yet to turn into an NBA title contender, never finishing higher than fourth in the conference or making it out of the second round of the playoffs.
This season is as bad as it's been for Beal and the Wizards since the year he was drafted. Washington is currently sitting at twelfth in the Eastern Conference with a 13-27 record and are five games out of a playoff spot.
Bradley Beal is ‘as angry with and emotional about his team as he’s ever been since being drafted by the Wizards in 2012’, per @davidaldridgedc
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) January 17, 2020
Due to the team's struggles, Beal is "as angry with and emotional about his team as he's ever been since being drafted." This is terrible timing for Beal, as he just signed a two-year, $72 million contract extension with Washington this past November, locking him up for another four years.
The Wizards fall to 13-27 and Bradley Beal says he’s tired of losing
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) January 16, 2020
(? @FredKatz ) pic.twitter.com/XSiNUUlj7r
This all comes during a season where Beal is playing good enough to be up for an All-Star Game starting spot, as he's averaging 27.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game this season.
Bradley Beal after realizing that the Wizards were still gonna be trash after signing his max extension pic.twitter.com/ngfaflSGYL
— The Dark Knight (@Why_Cliff) January 17, 2020
Unless he gets traded, Beal has no opt-out until 2023, so he'll have to endure and hope they get better before by then. With John Wall out for at least the remainder of this season at the least, it's unlikely they'll make any dramatic improvements anytime soon.