The Washington Wizards and Bradley Beal have an important date coming up this week. The Wizards can offer Beal a three-year, $111 million extension on July 26, but it sounds like the two sides aren't close to striking a deal just yet.
In an interview with Candace Buckner of The Washington Post, Beal's agent, Mark Bartelstein, noted the two parties have not discussed the extension. However, Beal's agent seems confident a deal will be made when the time comes:
“We haven’t even gone there yet,” Bartelstein said. “There hasn’t been a decision to make as of yet. When we get there, we’ll actually start thinking about it more seriously.”
Beal is coming off a fantastic season with the Wizards. The 26-year-old shooting guard played in all 82 regular-season games (all starts), racking up averages of 25.6 points on 47.5 percent shooting from the field (35.1 percent from beyond the arc), 5.5 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in a career-high 36.9 minutes per outing.
Beal reportedly will not be participating in USA Basketball's training camp this summer due to the birth of his child. He has also decided to skip this summer's FIBA World Cup:
Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal is withdrawing from USA Basketball training camp and FIBA World Cup due to birth of his child in late August/early September, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 22, 2019
Beal seems primed for another great run. John Wall is expected to miss a portion of the coming season due to an Achilles injury, which will lead to Beal playing the leading role once again.
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