Bradley Beal has officially signed with the Clippers, reports Law Murray of The Athletic (via Twitter). Beal cleared waivers at 4:00 pm Central time on Friday after having been officially waived by the Suns on Wednesday.
As previously reported, Beal’s deal with L.A. uses the remainder of the team’s mid-level exception. It’s worth $5,354,000 in year one, followed by a $5,621,700 player option for 2026/27.
“Players of this caliber are very rare, and they’re hard to come by,” Clippers coach Ty Lue said in a press release announcing the deal. “You can put him in so many different spots and he’ll find ways to score: out of pick-and-roll, coming off screens, catch-and-shoot. He can create his own or he can play off the ball. He’s a great cutter. He’s also a great playmaker who is going to make everybody else better. I’m excited he’s with us.”
In a conversation with Mark Medina of Sportskeeda, Beal’s agent Mark Bartelstein said, “The Clippers want the most aggressive and dynamic version of Brad. That’s music to his ears.”
Beal averaged 17.0 points and 3.7 assists per game last season for the Suns while splitting time between the starting lineup and a reserve role. The career 37.6% three-point shooter will join a Clippers team that has loaded up its bench with accomplished veterans like John Collins and Brook Lopez as they look to cement themselves as a contender around star Kawhi Leonard.
Anytime I think about Brad Beal the first thing that comes to mind is his incredible gm7 performance in Boston in 2017. Definitely 1 of the best gm7s from a guy who’s team lost the game. 38pts & just a dominant overall floor game from 1 of the most underrated players of his era. He’s borderline HOF but I’m guessing he gets in eventually, esp bc he seems destined to stay involved in the game after retirement, which def seems to help… link to m.youtube.com
Better than Jimmy and Paul George, very clearly
He will be an all star again this season and everybody will switch up and say they are “surprised”. Its pretty obvious…
The Clippers are the Statue of Liberty of basketball. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Beal has a chance to turn his career around. Clippers are a good team. And their expectations should be. To be better than last year’s team.
A team that won 50 gms.
PG — Harden , SG — Beal, SF — Kawhi, C — Zubac
PF — Collins ………. Talk about a redemption team.
Could be one of the best starting line ups next year. Plus the bench looks very strong. Old but good team.
That’ll put butts in the seats
shame how promising this will look till they hit the playoffs and the harden wall