Bradley Beal is 20 years old and is about to enter his third season as starting shooting guard for the Washington Wizards. Coming off a season in which he averaged a highly impressive 17.1 points per game while shooting over 40 percent from the three-point line, Wizards fans should be asking themselves how much better Beal will be next year.
Can he make his first All-Star game? Will he become a 20-point-per-game scorer? Will his defense rise alongside his special ability to create for others?
From what we witnessed in the first two playoff series of his career, Washington has a special player on its hands. Beal ran pick-and-rolls with modest effectiveness against two of the best defenses in the NBA, was aggressive as a scorer (especially in transition) and boosted nearly all his regular-season efficiency numbers.
Heading into next season, Beal should be considered one of the best players at his (very thin) position, and qualifying for the All-Star game will be a legitimate goal.
Beal shot just 41.9 percent from the floor last year (not as bad as it looks considering three out of every 10 shot ...
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