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What’s good, family. It’s your boy, Sykes, here to usher you into tomorrow’s playoff action. But first, before we dive in, a word on Bradley Beal.
As most of you know, I’m the resident Washington Wizards fan on staff. Why would I choose this existence? Who knows. But I did it. And this offseason is going to be a pivotal one for the team.
Beal is entering into what will be his first real period of free agency and he’s almost certainly the apple of everyone’s eye once again.
He was supposed to enter the market in 2019, but he’s signed a two-year extension with Washington to push the period back. And why wouldn’t he? He was creeping up on his 10th service year in the NBA, which meant a massive $250 million payday awaited him instead of the $181 million extension he could’ve had.
All signs have pointed to him coming back to the Washington Wizards for that big $250 million payday after earning All-NBA honors in the 2020-21 season, but an interview with Bleacher Reports’ Taylor Rooks has that ground looking a bit shaky.
Here’s what Beal had to say about a potential return to the Wizards.
