Report says Wizards willing to offer Beal a 5yr Max extension

[Hey Yo]

"As league executives believe in Beal’s ability to command a maximum salary extension, the Wizards have made clear around the NBA that they’ll do whatever necessary to secure Beal’s long-term deal."

"Beal, 21, is already one of the NBA’s top shooting guards. As important as his ability is, his age puts his value on a whole other level. There just isn’t anyone at Beal’s position who nears his combination of production and potential.

Think about what James Harden was doing four years ago and Klay Thompson three years ago, when they were Beal’s age. Beal is on a special track, and his value is magnified by the relative dearth of quality shooting guards league-wide.

However, Beal will be eligible next summer for a contract extension that begins in 2016-17 – the first season of the new national TV contracts. Based on salary-cap projections, a max extension for Beal would pay more than $118 million over five years.

If the Wizards are truly willing to give him a max extension next summer – when they’ll know the 2015-16 cap will skyrocket, but won’t know exactly how high – they’ll be showing quite a bit of faith in Beal. Understandably"

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[CelticBaller]

in a league eric gordon is getting max, beal is definitely worth it

[All Net]

He can thank the market for that

[chips93]

he will have earned it too

a couple years back when derozan, curry and conley got paid, people said it was too much, and those guys are all earning their money.

[GOBB]

He's not worth $118mil over 5 years sorry. I see no argument for it either.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

He's not worth $118mil over 5 years sorry. I see no argument for it either.

Max for Beal isn't going to be that much. That's the Melo supermax.

[MP.Trey]

So he's going to get paid more than John Wall?

[El Gato Negro]

Rookie max deal well worth it.

[chocolatethunder]

I really like him and think that he will get it and earn it. He doesn't deserve it yet but I think that he's a guy with a lot of upside and a guy like him is valuable to a team. While I don't see him as a superstar player, I feel like he will be one of those guys who anyone would want on their team. I mean shit, bums like Bledsoe and Parsons and Gordon are getting ridiculous contracts, this guy will be better than any of those clowns. Lookout for Washington. They somehow have managed to assemble a good team and even that awful coach Whitman has grown into a decent coach. And hell, Otto Porter even started to play well, or at least show signs of life as a player.

[StephHamann]

collect dem checks Beal

[Mr. Jabbar]

what a waste of money on that scrub, but then you look at rose and well... Just pay beal

[SpanishACB]

[QUOTE=Hey Yo]"As league executives believe in Beal

[Rameek]

I'm all for any player getting their money regardless. The only caveat is that my team doesnt do these mistakes.

IMHO he isnt worth the Max though. Elite players should get max deals.

[KyrieTheFuture]

Max for Beal isn't going to be that much. That's the Melo supermax.

Read the OP...

Beal is not worth that money AT ALL

[chocolatethunder]

the argument is so silly though...

think of how many young players have had great early years and then translated into irrelevancy

That is totally true although luckily for Beal he can shoot which is usually the thing that is lacking from players' games.