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The Los Angeles Lakers Are Reportedly Interested In Washington Wizards Star Bradley Beal

The Los Angeles Lakers will look to reshape their roster in this offseason following an abysmal NBA campaign that resulted in a missed playoffs. A new report now indicates that the Lakers are interested in acquiring Bradley Beal.

Beal has a big decision to make in this upcoming summer. Assuming he does not pick up his player option for the 2022-23 NBA season, Beal will be an unrestricted free agent on July, and could either sign a new deal of 5-year, $246M with the Washington Wizards or join a new team if he desires to.

Acquiring Beal doesn’t seem to be the likeliest scenario for the Lakers, but it is suggested that the Lakers are going to angle for such major moves using Russell Westbrook’s expiring contract and two of their future first-round draft picks.

Per Lakers Nation:

“Apparently [Bradley] Beal could be on the Lakers’ radar, as Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer reports that the Lakers are interested in acquiring him this summer, though there are other teams who may have a better chance of acquiring the guard from the Wizards:

“‘The one name that I’ve heard recently is Bradley Beal as another guy that they want,. I’m not sure if the interest is as mutual. You know Beal, it seems like Miami would be more of the threat to take him away from Washington. I don’t think you can also rule out Boston either because of his relationship with Jayson Tatum, but the Lakers are trying to angle for some moves like that using the Russ expiring and the ’27 and the ’29 firsts.’”