Huge Blow to the 24-40 Wizards, as Bradley Beal Opts Out of NBA Return
Say goodbye to the playoffs if you’re a fan of the 24-40 Washington Wizards:
OFFICIAL: Bradley Beal will not participate in the NBA restart due to a shoulder injury. https://t.co/fd0eOT0Baf
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) July 7, 2020
Pending free agent Davis Bertans already dropped out of the Orlando restart, which means the Sixers will play the Wizards on August 5th with Washington missing their top two scorers.
Keep in mind, Victor Oladipo also decided not to play, so in their first three games, the Sixers will play against two teams missing star players.
Philly schedule:
- 8/1: Pacers (no Oladipo)
- 8/3: Spurs
- 8/5: Wizards (no Beal or Bertans)
- 8/7: Magic
- 8/9: Blazers
- 8/11: Suns
- 8/12: Raptors
- 8/14 Rockets
As of right now, you could not ask for a better path forward, but again, seeding really doesn’t matter that much since there’s no home court advantage. The only thing you’re really doing is jockeying to arrange a preferable path to the finals, and sitting at #6 and playing the Celtics in round one might be better than having to go Heat/Bucks en route to the conference final.
We’ll have a better picture as more players opt out.