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For the last several years, the duo of All-star point guard John Wall and guard Bradley Beal have been leading the offensive forces for the Washington Wizards.
Throughout this time, Wall has garnered a tremendous level of respect for the other half of the Wizards' backcourt with one of the areas that have come about being defending Beal in practice, according to Chase Hughes of CSNMidAtlantic.com.
“Whenever I'm not on his team, I try to guard him just so I can get better defensively. He's going to compete and make me a better person. It's vice versa. He's going to guard me and fight over screens to be able to keep chasing somebody. At times I have to guard two-guards because guys like Steph [Curry] come off a lot of screens to shoot the ball. I have to get used to guarding things like that. Guarding Brad makes things a lot tougher and helps me get in even more better shape for guarding guys like that for a full 48 minutes,”
Beal has developed into one of the better players at his position over the last couple of years despite dealing with injuries. He has become quite an effective scorer coming off a season where he averaged a career-high 23.1 points per game on 48.2 percent shooting from the field and 40.4 percent from beyond the arc.
Given the nature of the modern NBA, there is a large emphasis on three-point shooting and working the offense through that. Beal has molded much of his game around that aspect, which allows for Wall to work through situations where he has to best defend the three-point shot.
If the Wizards are hoping to take the next step, they will need to see improved play on the defensive end of the floor with opposing teams such as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics in the conference who each likely boast two of the top offensive juggernauts next season.
