BRADLEY BEAL RUMORS & GOSSIP

Much has been made of Danny Ainge's asset hoarding, but his best work the last two summers has come in free agency. Just a year after signing Al Horford to a four-year, $113 million deal, the Celtics made an even more consequential move by agreeing to a four-year, $128 million contract with Gordon Hayward.Hayward is a more meaningful signing for the Celtics in a variety of ways ...

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall knows there’s no way to win a championship these days without at least three stars. Appearing on Fox Sports Radio Monday, he said as much while indicating he thinks Paul George would be a great addition to the Wizards.He was asked if George was the missing piece for the Wizards.“I think it’s a piece that would make our team a deeper...

Richard Jefferson is putting these young bloods in place.Earlier this week, Bradley Beal, whose Washington Wizards dropped their Round 2 playoff series against the Boston Celtics in seven games, did some chirping at Jefferson’s Cleveland Cavaliers, who are now playing the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.“Cleveland didn’t want to see us,” Beal said to CSN Mid-Atlantic’s...

It’s the whole “you’re lucky we lost before facing you argument.” And this time, it’s absolutely glorious. In talking about his team’s second-round playoff exit against the Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal had quite the interesting theory.Beal talked about a whole host of things pertaining to the NBA Playoffs, ultimately concluding that the Cleveland...

The Washington Wizards are trying whatever tactics they can to get back into their second-round playoff series with the Boston Celtics.Prior to Thursday’s Game 3 in Washington, Wizards backcourt duo John Wall and Bradley Beal voiced their complaints about getting held by the Celtics in the first two games of the series.“If you look at the last play, he was holding my arm the...

The Washington Wizards were embarrassed by the Golden State Warriors Sunday night, losing by the blowout score of 139-115.During the final stages of the blowout loss, Washington felt disrespected when JaVale McGee (Shaq’s favorite punching bag) launched a three-point attempt to avoid a shot-clock violation.“That’s like a basketball rule. You don’t shoot the ball, period,”...

Bradley Beal was not happy with the amount of Los Angeles Lakers fans in attendance for Thursday night’s game at the Verizon Center in D.C.The Wizards pulled out a 116-108 win over the Lakers at home thanks to big games from their backcourt. Beal scored 23 while John Wall had 33 points and 11 assists.After the game, Beal expressed his thoughts on all the Lakers fans in the crowd...

After agreeing to postpone an extension last offseason to keep the Kevin Durant dream alive, the Washington Wizards and Bradley Beal have agreed upon a five-year, $128 million-plus max contract. Beal was a young draft pick after one season at Florida, just turned 23 and the Wizards are buying the best years of his prime. The primary concern on Beal is how he's been almost perpetually...

The Washington Wizards worked quickly during the opening stages of free agency early Friday morning back east. According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Washington has re-signed young shooting guard Bradley Beal to a max contract worth $128 million over five seasons. It’s a huge deal for a player who has shown himself to be injury prone over the past couple years. Beal...

Bradley Beal said last week he deserves a maximum contract and if the Washington Wizards couldn’t meet that requirement then he might go elsewhere. The Wizards heard Beal loud and clear and will reportedly offer him a five-year, max deal this summer when he becomes a restricted free agent. From Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post: The Wizards are expected to offer Beal a...