Bradley Beal Rumors

Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick and Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue are on the same wavelength when it comes to Bradley Beal’s time with the Phoenix Suns. In an interview on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast, Lue believes the new Clippers guard was overshadowed playing alongside Devin Booker and Kevin Durant in Phoenix. “When you play for a team like Phoenix like he did the last couple of years, you got Booker and KD and you’re the third option,” Lue said. “People like, 'oh he didn’t.' He averaged 18 points, shot 50% from the field and 43% from 3.”

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“Those are unbelievable stats,” Lue continued about Beal. “But when you’re playing with KD and Book, it kind of gets overshadowed. I think by coming here, I think it’s a fresh start and I think he’s going to be great for us.”

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Beal will likely be a third option for the Clippers playing alongside Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. “He’s definitely going to be big help for us offensively,” Lue said. “We’re going to need him to score, but outside of scoring, we’re going to need him to make plays for other guys.”

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Tamar Sher: "I need a ring." Bradley Beal speaks about signing with the @LAClippers , his connection to teammate CP3, and why he gives to the next generation of St. Louis talent with @BradBealElite .

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Etienne Catalan: Bradley Beal ( @RealDealBeal23 ) will wear No. 0 for the #Clippers. Number last worn by MarJon Beauchamp in 2025. #NBA

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Law Murray: Chris Paul says that he and Bradley Beal spoke at Peach Jam

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Fullcourtpass: Dwyane Wade says Bradley Beal has been wanting to play with James Harden “A lot of players want to play with James because of his playmaking ability. I’ve heard James is a great leader too— a lot of guys speak very highly of James in the locker room.”

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Q. Without injuries, how far you think y'all would have went like with that Wizards team? John Wall: I think we would have gotten to East Conference finals for sure. We would have made that step. And I think like I was getting to where I was, Bradley Beal was getting to where he was, somebody would have wanted to come play with us. We were missing one piece. Like Trevor Ariza was a great three-man. I think we just needed another like superstar because every team at that time was having three stars. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: I would say just like a mid-level superstar. Like somebody out there to get you 15 20 you know every night.

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Law Murray: Lawrence Frank: "There were kind of two scenarios where we'd even consider trading Norm. And they weren't tied directly to Brad" Said LAC would have considered trading Powell for "two high-level players" or to get a player on "carry forward contracts that were younger"

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Janis Carr: Bradley Beal will give up his No. 3 roster number that he's worn his entire career so Chris Paul can be CP3.

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Law Murray: Chris Paul is wearing #3 Bradley Beal is wearing #TBD

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Michael Scotto: Update: Bradley Beal has a 15 percent trade kicker in his two-year, $11 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, league sources told @hoopshype. Beal also has a player option, as previously reported.

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"Not to take any sort of slight at Phoenix, but playing with James is a whole lot different than what their situation was," Frank said. "Obviously, Brad had great success playing with John Wall [in Washington]. He actually had great success playing with Russ [Westbrook in Washington]. So, we can look at those situations. "I think some of the areas that, especially in his Washington days, that he was able to explore with not the same level of talent [there], I think we'll be able to get a little bit more out of [here]. Like with his pick-and-roll play, it's different when you have the guys that we have spacing the floor and the centers that we have that he will be playing with. Whether it's [Ivica Zubac], whether it's Brook, whether it's John Collins, and you have that nice balance of defense and offense on the floor."

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According to no less than five separate sources, all of whom I stand by, Beal was zeroed in on committing to the Clippers well before the July 16 revelation that he would be joining them upon clearing waivers. Other teams interested in Beal — namely the Lakers, Warriors, Bucks and Timberwolves — have been operating under the belief that Beal was ultimately bound for Clipperland essentially since the early stages of the Vegas Summer League that began on July 10.

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