Despite several questions about his durability, Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal enters tonight's finale on track to play all 82 games of the season — a feat few ever accomplish throughout a long NBA slate.

Beal has been the lone Wizard holding down the fort throughout another extended absence by John Wall, becoming the team's go-to scoring option through an entire Wall-less stretch.

To top that off, the marksman is in line to finish top-four in minutes played this season, according to Bullets Forever — a testament to his toughness and durability since signing a five-year, $127 million deal with the team in 2016.

Beal's scoring numbers and shooting percentages have taken a soft decrease since last season, but his rebounding, steals, and assists totals have picked up, having to take on playmaking duties without his running backcourt mate.

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The Florida product dealt with plenty of leg injuries to start his career, playing only 55 games in 2015-16 and starting in 35 of them after yet another occurrence of his right leg woes.

After undergoing a summer of rehabilitation and cleaner eating, Beal has shown not only that he is a reliable presence on the floor, but that he can endure major minutes after previously being seen as “too fragile” to receive a max extension.

The 6-foot-5 guard is in line to only have missed a total of five games in his last two seasons — earning every penny of his All-Star-caliber contract by holding the Wizards above water and into the postseason.