Ever since he signed his two-year, $72 million extension last fall, Bradley Beal has occasionally explained why he chose to stay with the Washington Wizards. He loved that the Wizards “basically gave (him) the keys” to the organization, he told ESPN. He has also said there is no guarantee he’d be the No. 1 option if he went elsewhere.
But according to Beal’s close friend, the Wizards star would be more famous if he played in a different market.
Appearing on Showtime’s “All the Smoke” podcast, Celtics star Jayson Tatum said Beal is the most underrated player in the league — and suggested that might not be the case if he played in a bigger city.