Nowadays in the NBA, you don’t have to be a household name to get paid like one. The salary cap, believe it or not, is expected to rise once again next summer and players are going to get historically paid.
The Washington Wizards were one of the many teams that fell victim to the booming cap this off-season.
Since the front office didn’t entertain any trades involving Bradley Beal, the team was essentially forced to pay him $130 million.
If they weren’t going to pay the 22-year-old, someone else was going to.