Bradley Beal isn’t having the best season with the Washington Wizards, struggling to get the results although he’s been playing great basketball early in the campaign. The guard has been linked with a move away from the capital and several teams have expressed their desire to acquire his services.
It was recently reported that Beal had a list of five preferred teams to join this season, some really competitive teams and others with big potential for the future. Moreover, one team appears to be reading a move for the player in the near future, although it’s unclear if the player will actually want to join the franchise in question.
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst recently joined “The Jump” and explained what could happen with Beal before the trade deadline. One of the options he mentioned was the Chicago Bulls and the possibility of trading Zach LaVine for Beal in the future (26:05 mark).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM5nPwqYtCc
“Another guy that executives are watching out there because they’re not sure about his future with the organization is Zach LaVine,” said Windhorst. “Now, I would tell you that the Bulls, if they’re gonna trade a guy like Zach LaVine who’s having a career season, would want to trade him for someone like Bradley Beal.”
LaVine is one of the most entertaining players in the Eastern Conference right now but just like Beal, his team doesn’t help him as much as he’d like. The Bulls are currently 8-12, better than the Wizards, but the situations for these players are very similar.
Beal and the Wizards are trying to turn things around this season but the job will be hard to carry out for the team. It’s still unknown if Beal will accept going to Chicago but the Bulls seemingly have the intentions to lure him away from D.C.
