Beal has a player option for next season. They already offered him more than $40 million a year for four years which he turned down. He is elegible for almost $50 million per year. I suppose they could do a sign and trade. Lakers? Philly? It would actually be very easy to blow it up and let Beal go. Ted is afraid of losing fans which is funny because he has already lost so many.
The Caps are coming to a reckoning also very soon. Almost all the key players 32 or older. Some decent prospects but no stars. Will
Be interesting to see what they do.
No star player is coming to DC. If they move Beal, they have to get bad and pray in the draft. I get the reluctance. The NBA is the hardest league, imo, to move from bad to good.
On Capitals, we had a fun 15 year runs. Tons of regular season first place appearances. A championship. These past few years they've run out of gas. I think they should have hit the rebuild button after Reirden. But I get not wanting to give up when you finished in first again and convinced yourself the problem was the head coach, who can be changed.
My point is I don't think Leonsis is
bad. I am not sure how many owners are good. I just think Leonsis would be a safe owner.