In today’s NBA, star players befriending each other has become a common trend.
LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Carmelo Anthony are one of the earliest and most well-known examples. Of course, there’s also the Durant/Irving duo and the Towns/D’Lo friendship.
Apparently, Bradley Beal and Zach LaVine have become pals as well, as Beal had a lot of good things to say about the young star in a recent chat with the media:
“Pure talent,” Beal said of LaVine. “He is an underrated guard in our league, all of our peers know that. I love going against him too, because we know each other’s moves. We know each other’s counters and so on.“
Of course, the comment isn’t supposed to imply the two stars will become future teammates. At this point, their career paths aren’t on a collision course.
Though, Beal’s future in Washington has become a major question mark at this point in time.
“He [Beal] knows he has to make a decision before the draft,” one source with direct knowledge of Beal’s thinking told Bleacher Report. For the past year, people familiar with Beal’s dedicated relationship to the Wizards have consistently rebuffed the notion he had interest in playing elsewhere. Yet a second source close to Beal, when contacted by B/R, confirmed the situation is now fluid.
While the future remains uncertain, it’s clear that the player shave developed quite a bond during their time in Team USA.
Of course, it has yet to yield positive results for the nation. After a loss to France on Sunday, they are still trying to get things together on their path to the Gold.
The bond and chemistry being built between team members seem to be a good sign At this point, we just have to hope for the best.
