For better or worse, the Wizards became Bradley Beal’s team in 2020. John Wall tore his Achilles in 2019, and most likely won’t play again until whenever the next season starts. Beal was having his best individual campaign until NBA play was suspended, averaging career highs in points (30.5) and assists (4.2), leading Washington to the 13th-best offense in the league. Beal proved he could at least lead an entertaining outfit if not necessarily a winning one, though the Wizards’ front office was in a bind with all the money tied to Wall.
Beal entered this season as an oft-rumored trade target, but he quelled those urges by signing an extension, keeping him under contract through 2022, with a player option for 2023.