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Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 trades for the Wizards’ Bradley Beal

By Trey Flynn

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 28: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards looks on during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 28, 2017 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 28: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards looks on during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 28, 2017 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 13: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards shoots the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 13, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 13: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards shoots the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 13, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Our first trade details a “simple” roster swap of two wings.

The prize here for Washington are two first round picks, which are rumored to be key in a move to be made for either Wall, Beal, or even Porter in a trade.

Andrew Wiggins – when used correctly – can average close to or over 20 PPG at an efficient level, we’ve seen it only a few years back (averaging 23.6 PPG over 82 games). The 23-year-old is currently averaging 17.1 PPG shooting 39 percent from downtown, and has the potential to really raise his level of play now that Jimmy Butler is gone.

Minnesota hasn’t traded any of their first round picks over the next seven years, and you can expect them to possibly send a few of those over to Washington for Bradley Beal’s talents.

Beal has been tremendous throughout his NBA career, but this is possibly one of his slower starts of the past few seasons, which is not a great sign for trade value (even though he’s objectively an amazing asset).

Beal is averaging 21.8 PPG, but is shooting a surprising 33 percent from downtown.

While the two players have face value conflicting statistics, obviously wavering in Beal’s favor, their advanced numbers are interesting.

Wiggins has some of his higher offensive and defensive ratings of his career and both are currently higher than Beal’s, with only a slightly lower usage rate.

And while a lot of this is hearsay, simply because Beal is unquestionably the better player at the moment, it’s easy to forget that Beal wasn’t that far off from looking like a injury prone issue for the Wizards, only playing 70+ games in 3 of his last 6 seasons.

He’s a 1-time All-Star that has the potential to be a Klay Thompson-like asset in the very near future, but could easily fall off. Not to mention, that the Wizards just need a change up, even if he’s not the one a lot of their fans want to see leave.

*cough* John Wall *cough*

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