The easy part is over.
The Washington Wizards signed 23-year-old shooting guard Bradley Beal to a five-year, $128 million deal according to multiple reports. Beal and the Wizards were expected to rapidly reach an agreement once the NBA free agency period began on Friday. The deal was agreed to by lunch.
A new contract cannot be signed until the league-wide moratorium on signings and trades is lifted July 7, but parties are allowed to reach a verbal agreement before then.
Beal was a restricted free agent who said at the end of the season he expected to be back with the team.