Wizards trade Bradley Beal to Suns for Chris Paul, multiple picks

One of the first major dominoes of the offseason has officially fallen. 

The Washington Wizards have shipped star guard Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet and multiple picks.

With the move, the Wizards appear to be retooling, while the Suns appear to once again be legit title contenders heading into next season, pairing Beal with Devin Booker and Kevin Durant.

The 29-year-old Beal — he turns 30 on June 28 — spent the first 11 seasons of his career with the Wizards. He has career averages of 22.1 points, 4.3 assists and 4.1 rebounds. During the 2019-20 season, Beal put up 30.5 points per night, followed by a scoring average of 31.3 in the 2020-21 campaign, establishing himself as one of the best wing scorers in the game.

His scoring has dipped over the past two seasons, partially due to injury. He averaged 23.2 points in each of the last two seasons, only playing 90 games total. 

This is a developing story.

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