The news of the overtime for a season of Josh Richardson, recently arrived at the Boston Celtics in a trade from Dallas, may seem trivial. Richardson is a good element, but not likely to propel Boston as a favorite in the Eastern Conference. However, there is a rumor that this contract extension until 2023 is hiding something.
It is not that common to see a player who has just arrived and who is not a superstar, benefit from an overtime before having played a game. Celtics plan to include Richardson in package to convince Washington Wizards to cede to them, CBS Sports says Bradley Beal.
Brad Stevens, the sportsman’s new boss at Bean Town, clearly wants to pair a third All-Star with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Bradley Beal is one of the few stars of the league potentially “tradable”, despite his wish to continue the adventure with the Wizards.
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Richardson, Smart et RWIII contre Bradley Beal ?
The deal that will satisfy Washington is not that easy to put together. One can imagine that Josh Richardson, Marcus Smart and Robert Williams, the three players most recently signed by Boston, would be included in the deal. But with who or what? An army of future picks? Unless the Wizards are convinced that Bradley Beal does not want to extend when he is free agent in 2022 (he has a player option to stay until 2023), they have every interest in waiting for the most greedy offer. that is.
With all due respect for the three Celtics mentioned above, it is likely that Washington could get better, namely younger elements and more capable, on paper, of being All-Stars or franchise players. We can also be wrong. Maybe Tommy Sheppard, the General Manager of the Wizards, is less demanding than he looks.
The Bradley Beal soap opera risks in any case being fed with new episodes until the resumption and perhaps even beyond. The advantage for Washington being, unlike what Houston experienced with James Harden, that Beal will never go to clash.
Marcus Smart, absolute loyalty to the Celtics
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