WASHINGTON – To call it a marriage of convenience would be cynical. Besides, few prenups carry a $72 million price tag.
No, Thursday was a good day — a really good one — for the Washington Wizards.
“Man, I guess legacy at the end of the day,” Bradley Beal said, when I asked him what got him to say yes, and sign a two-year extension (with a player option for 2022-23) that will kick in when his current max contract ends in 2021.
“This is where I’ve been for the last seven years, going on eight,” he said. “I have an opportunity to be able to turn this thing around. A lot of people doubt that. I view it as a challenge. I view it as something that I feel a lot of D.C. sports have been a part of, rebuilding something and kind of building them into championship-caliber teams. Why not me? Why kind of sell myself short of a great opportunity that I have in my hands right now? I’m blessed to be in this position. And honored, too.
