Bradley Beal trade remains unlikely

As for the most coveted Wizard, one well-placed source reiterated this week that Bradley Beal remains highly unlikely to be seriously discussed in trade talks in the next six days — unless Beal goes to management and requests to be traded. That, I’m told, hasn’t happened yet.

Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Danny Leroux @DannyLeroux
Dunc’d On Prime: What To Do About Bradley Beal? Listener Trade Ideas w/ @Nate Duncan
Get 35% off the monthly price with our Mock Trade Deadline Sale: https://t.co/n4QLDC9m6F pic.twitter.com/s1urR0jnrz – 2:00 PM

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Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Dunc’d On Prime: What To Do About Bradley Beal? Listener Trade Ideas w/ @Danny Leroux
Get 35% off the monthly price with our Mock Trade Deadline Sale: https://t.co/XSgwN6BUIK pic.twitter.com/yTVsvOmgOX – 12:00 PM

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Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
Lowe Post podcast: With the East in flux –Nets struggling, Bucks up and down — @Bobby Marks +@Tim Bontemps join to look at the East trade landscape: Simmons, Nets, Bucks, Beal, Bulls, Heat, Cavs, much more:
Spotify: spoti.fi/3rkZsJ0
Apple: apple.co/3ons7LE – 10:35 AM

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Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
The Wizards do not have an All-Star this year, barring an injury replacement. Bradley Beal did not make it after being a starter last season.
East reserves: J Butler, D Garland, J Harden, Z LaVine, K Middleton, J Tatum, F VanVleet – 7:21 PM

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
New Dunc’d On Prime: What To Do About Bradley Beal? Listener Trade Ideas with @Danny Leroux Join us and get the Mock Trade Deadline as well–over 100 sign-ups in the last 2 days alone! duncdon.supportingcast.fm/join – 5:15 PM

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
Lowe Post podcast: @Bobby Marks, @Tim Bontemps take a look at the East in flux and what that means for Bulls, Heat, Sixers, Bucks, Cavs, Nets at the deadline — plus Wiz/Beal:
Apple: apple.co/3ons7LE
Spotify: spoti.fi/3rkZsJ0 – 2:12 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
The NBA is announcing the 2022 All-Star reserves tonight at 7 pm on TNT. Bradley Beal is hoping to be an All-Star for the 4th time in his career. – 11:10 AM

Bill Simmons @BillSimmons
I’m becoming more and more convinced that Beal/Simmons will happen in some form. Hey @HousefromDC are you ready for 2 Ben Simmons’s in your life?
pic.twitter.com/L5zukDOuSV – 10:30 AM

Chad Ford @chadfordinsider
ICYMI
🎧NEW Big Board Pod🎧
NBA Trade Deadline Special w guest @Jake Fischer
🏀A potential Bradley Beal-Ben Simmons deal
🏀Would Danny Ainge pull the trigger on a Rudy Gobert trade?
🏀Knicks, Pistons, Bulls, Hawks, Pacers, Kings trade options
nbabigboard.com/p/-nba-trade-d… – 9:59 AM

Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Will Bradley Beal become available at the NBA trade deadline? And how will the #Sixers respond? inquirer.com/sixers/bradley… via @phillyinquirer – 8:15 AM

Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Will Bradley Beal become available at the NBA trade deadline? And how will the Sixers respond? inquirer.com/sixers/bradley… via @phillyinquirer – 9:52 PM

Bradley Beal @RealDealBeal23
W!!! – 9:23 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Wizards win. They snap a 6-game losing streak to beat the Sixers without Beal and Bryant. Kuzma led the way with 24 points and a clutch block on Embiid with 7.4 sec. left. – 9:22 PM

The Ringer @ringernba
🗣 How Chris Paul’s mentality has influenced the Suns
🗣 Rudy Gobert’s impact
🗣 It’s time for Bradley Beal to move on
‘The Void’ with @Kevin O’Connor and @BigWos: open.spotify.com/episode/4y7s2u… – 7:11 PM

Chad Ford @chadfordinsider
🎧NEW Big Board Pod🎧
NBA Trade Deadline Special Podcast w guest @Jake Fischer
🏀A potential Bradley Beal-Ben Simmons deal
🏀Would Danny Ainge pull the trigger on a Rudy Gobert trade?
🏀Knicks, Pistons, Bulls, Hawks, Pacers, Kings trade options
nbabigboard.com/p/-nba-trade-d… – 6:26 PM

Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Will Bradley Beal become available at the NBA trade deadline? And how will the #Sixers respond? inquirer.com/sixers/bradley… via @phillyinquirer – 5:34 PM

Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
New @FrontOfficeShow is up! @Trevor_Lane and I talk Sabonis, Grant, Beal, Celtics, Suns, Eric Gordon, Lakers and more. Huge trade rumor catch-up show! Watch, like and subscribe below. Help us on our way to 20K!
youtu.be/EriiM4UnbDk – 2:58 PM

Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Bradley Beal is the guy in the rumor mill today. A look at the word from people in the know down in D.C., his potential fit with the Sixers, and weighing the cost of going to get him phillyvoice.com/nba-trade-rumo… – 1:40 PM

J. Kyle Mann @jkylemann
sounds like it’s time for another episode of ‘beal or no beal’ @Kevin O’Connor
theathletic.com/3106119/2022/0… – 12:35 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Report: Wizards’ slump has Beal more open to trade; no real movement on deal, including for Simmons nba.nbcsports.com/2022/02/02/rep… – 12:15 PM

Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
What’s the harm in trading for Sabonis whether Brad comes back next season or not?
Whether you’re rebuilding or trying to contend now he’s a 25-year-old two time All-Star.
It’s a good gesture for Beal to know you’re actually trying to build or a good building block for future. – 12:13 PM

Michael Gallagher @MikeSGallagher
ICYMI, talking Boston’s defense, Ja Morant destroying strong perimeter defenders, injuries to Thomas Bryant and Brad Beal, KPJ revenge, Gary Trent Jr. flames, and much more in today’s NBA 3 Ball.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/est… – 11:41 AM

Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Re: News coming out this morning about Beal’s commitment to D.C. past this season.
Title: “Bradley Beal’s future with Wizards could hinge on a substantial trade deadline deal”
https://t.co/LN0owei1fD pic.twitter.com/q8PSDsqGut – 11:33 AM

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Tom Ziller @teamziller
There’s nothing going on in D.C. sports today so I wrote about how the Bradley Beal era has reached its natural conclusion, and it’s time for the Wizards to move on: ziller.substack.com/p/bradley-beal… – 9:21 AM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Bradley Beal out at least another four games with ligament sprain in wrist nba.nbcsports.com/2022/02/01/bra… – 9:15 PM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Bradley Beal injury update: Wizards star guard out at least another week with sprained left wrist
cbssports.com/nba/news/bradl… – 7:24 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Bradley Beal missing the next 4 games at least means he will not play another game until the trade deadline passes. That throws a wrinkle into the front office’s ability to evaluate the roster for trades, though it will give them an extended look at the rest of the team. – 7:09 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
After seeing a specialist, Bradley Beal has been diagnosed with a ligament injury in his left wrist. He will now miss at least 4 games and then be re-evaluated, the Wizards say. – 7:00 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Wizards say Bradley Beal has a scapholunate ligament injury in his left wrist. Beal will miss at least the next four games, be reevaluated in a week. – 6:55 PM

JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Wizards star Bradley Beal was diagnosed with an injury to the scapholunate ligament of his left wrist, the team said. He’ll miss the next four games. – 6:53 PM

Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Wizards say Bradley Beal has been diagnosed with an injury to the scapholunate ligament of his left wrist.
He will miss the team’s next four games, beginning tonight in Milwaukee, and will be re-evaluated in approximately one week. – 6:52 PM

Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Wizards guard Bradley Beal has been diagnosed with an injury to the scapholunate ligament of his left wrist. He will miss the team’s next four games. – 6:52 PM

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Washington Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal met with a specialist to examine his his injured left wrist in New York today and will be re-evaluated again in approximately a week, sources tell ESPN. Beal has been experiencing swelling and some pain in the wrist. – 6:40 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Wizards star Bradley Beal will be re-evaluated in one week with his left wrist injury, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Beyond games tonight and Wednesday, one-week evaluation places Beal out Saturday vs. Suns and Monday vs. Heat. – 6:39 PM

Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
Experiencing swelling and discomfort his sprained left wrist, Bradley Beal was scheduled to visit a specialist today for an additional examination, coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. – 6:10 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Wes Unseld Jr. said the Wizards sent Bradley Beal to see a specialist for his wrist because of continued discomfort. He did not make the trip with the team: “Hopefully we’ll get some good news.” – 6:07 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Wes Unseld Jr. said Bradley Beal was scheduled to see a specialist to evaluate his left wrist sprain. – 6:03 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Aaron Holiday will start at shooting guard in place of Bradley Beal (L wrist sprain), per Wes Unseld Jr. – 6:02 PM

Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
Aaron Holiday will start in place of injured Bradley Beal tonight in Milwaukee, Wes Unseld Jr. said. – 6:02 PM

Chris Miller @cmillsnbcs
Aaron Holiday will start for Bradley Beal tonight vs. Bucks – 6:01 PM

More on this storyline

The Wizards, meanwhile, are more frequently described by rivals as a team trying to strengthen the cast around Beal (Jerami Grant? Domantas Sabonis?) to convince him to stay put rather than entertaining a Beal blockbuster. -via marcstein.substack.com / February 4, 2022

The team’s nosedive since its hot start has frustrated Beal, leaving him less sanguine about just taking the big bag next summer and staying in Washington. For the first time in a long time, sources close to Beal indicate he’s not rejecting out of hand the notion of trade elsewhere — even though his preference is to remain with the Wizards. Neither Beal nor his representatives, though, have officially asked for him to be moved with a week left before the deadline. -via The Athletic / February 2, 2022

Sources have heard no indications the Wizards are seriously considering trading Beal. But there is less unanimity among league sources about what Beal wants to do. Multiple league sources have indicated Beal remains conflicted. His desire to stay for his entire career with the franchise that took him third overall in 2012 remains genuine. But Beal also remains uncertain about whether the Wizards can surround him with difference-making talent that will make them a regular playoff contender. His contention in a recent interview with NBC Sports Washington’s Chris Miller that another Play-In Tournament appearance would be a step back for him spoke volumes. -via The Athletic / February 2, 2022