While the internet collectively rebooted itself after Kevin Durant was traded for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, five second-round picks, and a hint of cap space breathing room (which we then utilised), another name drifted slowly across the NBA timeline like a tumbleweed on an empty street.
Bradley Emmanuel Beal.
Remember him?
No, seriously. Remember Brad? Third star. Sunshine-state savior. The guy who once averaged 31.3 points per game on a team with zero playoff hopes and one Martian named Rui. He’s still on the roster. He still wears No. 3.