Bradley Beal Puns

Source: https://www.theringer.com/2021/6/21/22543167/ben-simmons-joel-embiid-philadelphia-76ers

> Front offices around the league had mixed opinions about Morey’s decision not to go all in on Kyle Lowry ahead of the deadline. Multiple executives felt it was a missed chance to add a playmaker who fit what the Sixers needed. Others understood. Lowry is 35 and an upcoming free agent they could pursue in a sign-and-trade this offseason. Acquiring him wouldn’t have necessarily made the Sixers Finals favorites anyway. (Not when they have a coach who decides to play Simmons and Dwight Howard at the same time in a Game 7. Shaky coaching decisions will have Philly sports talk radio questioning Doc, too.)

> Opinions differ on Philadelphia’s decision not to pursue Lowry harder, but there is a consensus around the league that Morey resisted because he’s angling for an even greater star. He’s thinking about stars like Damian Lillard or Bradley Beal becoming available. CJ McCollum or Zach LaVine could also appeal to Philadelphia if they are put on the table.

> McCollum for Simmons as the main piece in a Blazers-Sixers deal is what executives around the league, just like fans, think is a reasonable trade that makes sense for both sides. Simmons could be like a supercharged Draymond Green to Damian Lillard’s Steph Curry. For years, the Warriors have shredded teams because Curry would often draw a trap, and pass the ball to Draymond, who could get to the rim or make a clutch pass to a teammate. Simmons would thrive in a role like that since Lillard feels the same type of pressure in the pick-and-roll.

Source: https://theathletic.com/2638547/2021/06/08/is-lillard-the-nbas-next-big-trade-domino-its-up-to-portlands-next-coach-hollingers-front-office-perspective/?source=user_shared_article

> Lillard still is signed for four years (albeit with the last as a player option) and is still in his prime, so it’s not a full-blown emergency yet. But as our Shams Charania and Jason Quick recently noted, every executive in the league is watching this situation closely, much as they were watching James Harden in Houston a year ago even as the Rockets seemed unaware of the wave crashing toward their shores. (Lillard, it should be said, is not the only big name being keenly observed in this manner. Bradley Beal in Washington and Steph Curry in Golden State are two others in similar straits after early playoff exits).

> Most likely, nothing happens this summer. But by next July, a 32-year-old Lillard will have only be two years away from free agency and may look at his career options quite differently. If so, there is a stark historic parallel for the Blazers. The other all-time great guard in this franchise’s history, Clyde Drexler, never won a title in Portland … but finally got his ring when he found greener pastures via a trade to Houston in 1995, while the Blazers began a rebuild.

> At the time, he was 32.

Oh fuck im typing as fast as i can i need this karma

>Lol should I let him live or really go off?

https://twitter.com/RealDealBeal23/status/1391937270836604930?s=19

>@24Bazemore you don’t know me or shit about me bruh!!! You don’t know why I go out there and play and it damn sure ain’t for another man’s approval!!! You a straight LAME!!! But it don’t surprise me coming from you, thats what’s yo type do!!

https://twitter.com/RealDealBeal23/status/1391944573841289220?s=19

>@24Bazemore it’s funny you say that because ya mans admittedly checked my numbers before the game, but IM CHASING!!! Shut yo ass up!

https://twitter.com/RealDealBeal23/status/1391945546592624643?s=19

>I stay in my lane!! Focus on BRAD. Idc what another man doing in this league. I’m concerned about me and MY GUYS over here!! Keep that goofy shit over there @24Bazemore !!

https://twitter.com/RealDealBeal23/status/1391950004022022144?s=19

Edit: this is what bazemore said for those asking

“49 points in 29 minutes, that’s unreal. We got guys hurting hamstrings to keep up.”

Edit

calls him a clown via gif https://twitter.com/RealDealBeal23/status/1391947618058653703?s=19

Funny line about the @ function on twitter. https://twitter.com/RealDealBeal23/status/1391950335212756996?s=19

Edit: Bradley Beal's wife is providing suppressive fire

>I wouldn’t hold my breath for a response. But hey, maybe after a long night of 8 points, 1 assist, 1 rebound, 6 turnovers and 6 fouls he will have some time.

https://twitter.com/KamiahAdams/status/1391948489068851202?s=19

>In the words of youngbloodZ. “Don’t start no shit, won’t be no shit”

https://twitter.com/KamiahAdams/status/1391950633146753025?s=19

He averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds and 1 three per game in this playoffs.

Is KP just a negative asset at this point?

Tweet >After Round 1, @MatisseThybulle said guarding Bradley Beal taught him discipline.

>What he's learned guarding Trae Young in Round 2?

>"More discipline."

>Matisse Thybulle on the heightened intensity of these playoffs, especially as fans return:

>"It's absolutely more intense. In the bubble we didn't feel the intensity shift.. it was just LED screens. Now, each game, you just feel it more, more and more. The pressure keeps rising."

Tweet >Tommy Sheppard on Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook endorsing Scott Brooks: "I take that all into account... I am aware of how people feel, how I feel... this is show-business, not show-friends... I am all about doing the very best thing for the Washington Wizards."

>GM Tommy Sheppard on letting Brooks go: "The decision was mine to move forward and not renew [his] contract."

Per https://twitter.com/gallagherartist?s=21

“Thybulle defended him for the next most possessions, 10 of them, he held him to 2 points on 1-2 shooting, blocking the one miss, and forcing two turnovers.”

Beal still got his buckets no doubt, and really impressively so in the 3rd quarter, but these two did as well as you could hope for in making it hard for him

You can either hypothesize that their own team will be good or that they'll get traded and find gigantic success with a brand new team.

By far the oldest of the bunch is Beal and he had some mild playoff success with Wall at the start of his career but the furthest they ever went was the 2nd Round.

Teams that would be in the Bradley Beal sweepstakes

NOTE: Players and picks listed are OPTIONS that those teams can use in a Bradley Beal trade, these are NOT trades I’m suggesting.

#Golden State Warriors

• James Wiseman
• Jordan Poole
• Possible Timberwolves pick (if not top 3)
• Their own pick (projected 14th)
• They control a few of their own future firsts
• Andrew Wiggins likely involved (salary reasons) Golden State would be interested in him as he is another great scorer, he can play off ball very well too. Klay Thompson would probably play the 3, and he is definitely solid for that.

#Miami Heat

• Tyler Herro
• Precious Achiuwa
• Salary cap filler (Dragic and Iguodala) Miami can’t trade any firsts due to protections currently there for OKC. They are likely not an option for trade, but would be if Beal became a free agent.

#Toronto Raptors

• Their own pick (projected 7th)
• All their own firsts
• Would include OG, Fred VanVleet, or Siakam
• Plenty of salary filler (Hood and Baynes are $18M of expiring)
• Malachi Flynn

Toronto may want to compete if they bring back Kyle Lowry. Bradley Beal could definitely be that star player that they pursue to try and compete. If they jump in the lottery to a top 4 pick, they have a good amount of trading firepower.

#New York Knicks

• pick #19 this year
• pick #21 this year
• RJ Barrett
• Mitchell Robinson
• Obi Toppin (he was terrible this year, I don’t think he has much value but maybe Washington views him as more than a throw-in.)
• All their own firsts
• 2023 Mavericks first
• They also have a ton of cap space, could even take on Bertans contract for Washington

New York could be a sleeper team. They had a great surprising year this season, they lack offensive firepower and ball handlers. Pairing Beal with Randle would help them a ton, as well as also possibly being able to convince a third star to come in a future free agency class.

#Philadelphia 76ers

• Ben Simmons
• Tyrese Maxey
• Matisse Thybulle
• They can’t trade firsts from 2024-26, because they don’t have their 2025 first, but all other years are fair (can’t be consecutive)

If Philly gets bounced in round 2 or Ben Simmons’s deficiencies are a reason why they get eliminated, Daryl Morey could look to upgrade him to a better fit alongside Joel Embiid in Bradley Beal. A legit shotmaker that can consistently get buckets in a halfcourt offense. Maybe Matisse or Maxey is also included, it depends how much Philly wants Beal AND how much Washington e

>“The toughest thing for me is, as a player, with injuries, you have to be selfish,” he said. “You have to look at yourself and think about your career…my biggest thing is being on the floor, being available. My first four years in the league, I had that injury-prone label to my name, so I absolutely hate when I miss games. This injury, in particular, I know it’s something that — it won’t heal in a week. Hell, I don’t even know if it’ll heal in two weeks. James Harden, I think he missed a month. It’s different grades of strains. You never know. Your hamstring is so delicate. My final decision came down to, do I want the first time me coming back onto the floor with this injury to be in a must-win game, with me trying to do everything on the fly with a super important game? If I had just come back, played on Tuesday, I don’t know how I would have been. … I kind of understood the risk of playing (Sunday). I was comfortable with knowing, okay, if I tweaked it again, I was okay with knowing it could potentially set me back.”

>“You’ve got to be able to have something within,” Westbrook said of playing hurt Sunday. “I can only speak from my personal experience last year. It’s more (adjusting) physically, at least for me. It doesn’t allow you to do the things that you’re able to do to help your teammates out. And also mental, because I know that I’m kind of letting my teammates down, not letting them see the best of me. Unfortunately in the sports world, injured or not, the media and people judge you based on that particular time. I think it’s kind of like a lose-lose situation, ’cause if you don’t play and you’re hurt, it’s a conversation. But if you play hurt and you play bad, it’s like, oh, well, he can’t play anymore.”

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Rumor is the Knicks are trying to trade RJ Barrett and some picks to the Wizards for Bradley Beal or Damian Lillard.

The word is they are willing to give up three first-round picks for Damian Lillard.

I wonder how many picks they would offer the Wizards ....

Saw this on NewsBreak. Here link

https://twitter.com/KerithBurke/status/1391981668513157122?s=19

Bazemore is an absolute G. I got a lot of respect for Bradley Beal but this rivalry is just funny man.. however I believe that bazemore was kinda being an idiot with his remarks but I don't think it was deep. Beal family going a little overboard and hopefully the thing is dropped

Bradley Beal is asked directly about whether he thinks the Wizards have shown him enough to commit to the organization long-term. And while he praises Scott Brooks and the way the season went, Beal declined to answer either way whether Washington was the place for him long-term.

Source of information used here: https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1400282381261680642?s=19

Bazemore shot at Bradley Beal, who is battling Steph for the scoring title after his injury. Doesn't make much sense due to Brad getting injured on a 50 point game, but hey, it is what it is. Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1391857016558211079

Stephen Curry: 31.9 PPG

Bradley Beal: 31.4 PPG

Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/stats

With Beal's 45 point effort against the Spurs today, Bradley Beal passes in Stephen Curry in PPG.

Beal is on : 1632 points in 52 games (31.384 PPG)

Curry is on: 1657 points in 53 games (31.264 PPG)

If Curry scores 38 points tomorrow (or today depending on your time zone) against Dallas, then he can pass Beal again with 1695 points in 54 games (31.388 PPG)

This is one of the best scoring championship battles of all time

Cherish it while you can.

I was seeing an instagram thread which argued between booker and Beal for the team USA starting spot.

The consensus is Lilard-KD-Tatum-Draymond and either booker or Beal.

Which one would you chose?

Tweet >Tommy Sheppard on Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook endorsing Scott Brooks: "I take that all into account... I am aware of how people feel, how I feel... this is show-business, not show-friends... I am all about doing the very best thing for the Washington Wizards."

>GM Tommy Sheppard on letting Brooks go: "The decision was mine to move forward and not renew [his] contract."