Ted is a smart man, he knows whats up. Beal going nowhere. DC has never been a FA destination for many reasons. Hopefully the team can start adding talent and be competitive in 2 years. If Beal signs his supermax and stays in DC, hats off to him for keeping his word to the franchise.
Beal is not staying in DC. That ain't the place to build a brand. Lakers certainly can't afford him but the Knicks and Sixers are drooling. The Celtics appear to be a place he'd play because he has a friend who's been selling him on it, Jason Tatum. The C's would have to make some crazy moves but they also have five partial exemptions, young talent and future draft picks. The Hayward ($10M) and Horford ($6M) exemptions and Smart, Langford and Grant might be enough to start the scale tipping.
Loaded with talent? Where? Roster has middling talent with 1 star now. You cannot win giving up 120 pts per game. Since Brooks got to DC, the team NEVER played defense. Glad he is gone. Great defense usually transitions into points but it all starts on defense.
