Watch: Bradley Beal goes viral for harsh speech to his AAU team

“I got news for you: when you get to the next level, if you get there, you ain’t going to be no offensive guy,” Beal said. “That’s just real, fellas. How many college guys y’all know averaging 20 a game? … You’re not going to school to be a scorer, fellas. What can you do to impact the basketball game to win? F— your stats. Because guess what? They’re terrible, quite frankly. So why do you care? Y’all focusing on the wrong s—. You need to be focusing on how to win games.”

As harsh as it is, Beal’s message is pretty much spot on. Generally, even the average NBA role player was the star of a team at some point in their life and have had to adapt to playing a supporting role. Making winning plays that don’t necessarily show up on a stat sheet can keep a player in the league for years, even if they don’t put up big scoring numbers.

Beal is a great scorer, but he certainly understands the value of teamwork and knowing one’s role. That’s part of why he’s likely going to be making a lot of money this summer.