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The WORST contract in NBA history?

Bradley Beal signed a five-year, $251 million SUPERMAX contract with the Wizards in 2022, and it couldn't have been a worse idea.

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Mo Mooncey
Jun 18, 2023
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Superstar talent is hard to come by in the NBA, so when teams (especially those in “small markets” like Washington DC) get a star player, they have to do everything they can to keep hold of them. That’s exactly what the Wizards did last year when they re-signed Bradley Beal last summer to a max contract. This is where they messed up.

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