从现在到7月，华盛顿奇才队所做的一切都是为了说服布拉德利·比尔重新签署一份新的超级大功率合同。这位三届NBA全明星球员正走向自由球员，而随着奇才队的下滑，他仍保留着自己的选择余地。虽然他的目标仍然是在华盛顿获胜，但他周三告诉雅虎的克里斯·海恩斯，奇才队仍然需要向他证明他属于华盛顿
“我有时间，”比尔说。“我现在有点掌控局面，第一，我从来没有处于过这样的位置。所以我有点接受这种情况，能够，好吧，有点决定我希望我的未来是怎样的，我希望它是怎样的。同时，我会给谢普一个机会来证明它是有效的。但同时，我不会做出那个重大的承诺，我也会这样做。”这不管用
“最终，你必须在某个时刻变得自私，这可能是我职业生涯中的第一次，也就是我10岁的时候，我对球队的全部承诺，”比尔继续说。“我希望它能发挥作用。我为来到这里做出了贡献。我承诺过两次来到这里。所以现在我也希望看到这种对我的承诺，你知道我们可以创造一个胜利的团队和一个胜利的环境，当然，我是其中的一员。所以我必须确保我也在努力，做好我的事情。”
与Haynes Pod一起发布：Wiz明星Bradley Beal与Jordan Brand&；许多其他主题。为什么他没有签下max extension？：“我不会做出这样的重大承诺，这是行不通的。最终你必须在某个时候自私。”🎧: https://t.co/Tfx91n0o3j pic.twitter.com/4q56uFMgNr
- Chris Haynes 2021年12月8日
奇才队本赛季以10-3开局，但此后仅以4-8开局。自2017年以来，他们还没有赢得过季后赛系列赛，在一个更深入的东部联盟中，仅仅进入前八名是不可能的。如果奇才队要说服他在华盛顿获胜，他们还有很长的路要走。目前，他留在华盛顿的主要动机似乎是经济上的
比尔，作为一名10年的老兵，无论他下赛季在哪里签约，都有资格获得工资上限的35%。然而，奇才可以给他一份五年的合同，而其他任何球队的合同期限都是四年。华盛顿也可以给他8%的年加薪，而不是其他球队给他的5%。这些差异对于一个和比尔一样的球员来说是巨大的，但也许更重要的是，在这个休赛期没有多少球队预计会有封顶空间。比尔几乎肯定要设计一个标志和交易才能到达一个新家，这需要华盛顿的合作
现在，奇才队锁定了贝尔而不是交易他，但他们的明星射手后卫周三明确表示，如果他们希望这样做，他们必须坚持他们的交易。奇才队必须证明他们能够在高水平上取胜，现在还不清楚他们是否能够做到这一点
原标题：
Bradley Beal keeping options open for impending free agency: 'You have to be selfish at some point'
原文：
Everything the Washington Wizards do between now and July will be geared toward trying to convince Bradley Beal to re-sign on a new supermax contract. The three-time NBA All-Star is headed toward free agency, and with the Wizards slumping, he's keeping his options open. While his goal is still to win in Washington, he told Yahoo's Chris Haynes on Wednesday that the Wizards still need to prove to him that he belongs in Washington.
"I got time," Beal said. "I kind of hold the cards right now, and No. 1, I've never been in this position. So I'm kind of embracing that, being able to, OK, kind of dictate how I want my future to be and where I want it to be. At the same time, I'm giving Shep that opportunity to show that it's working. But at the same time, I'm not gonna make that grand commitment and it doesn't work.
"Ultimately you have to be selfish at some point, and for probably the first time in my career, Year 10 I am, my full commitment is to the team," Beal continued. "I want it to work. I've contributed to being here. I've committed to being here twice. So now I want to see that commitment to me as well, you know that we can create a winning team and a winning environment, and granted, I'm a part of that. So I've gotta make sure that I'm stepping up and doing my thing as well."
Posted Up w/ Haynes Pod: Wiz star Bradley Beal on re-signing w/ Jordan Brand & numerous other topics. Why he hasn’t signed max extension?: “I’m not gonna make that grand commitment and it doesn’t work. Ultimately you have to be selfish at some point.”🎧: https://t.co/Tfx91n0o3j pic.twitter.com/4q56uFMgNr
— Chris Haynes December 8, 2021
The Wizards started the season 10-3, but have gone just 4-8 since. They have not won a playoff series since 2017, and in a deeper Eastern Conference, just making it into the top eight is no given. If the Wizards are going to convince him that he can win in Washington, they have a long way to go. At the moment, his primary motivation for remaining in D.C. appears to be financial.
Beal, as a 10-year veteran, will be eligible to earn 35 percent of the salary cap wherever he signs next season. However, the Wizards can give him a five-year deal whereas any other team would be limited to four years. Washington would also be able to give him eight percent raises annually rather than the five percent other teams could offer him. Those differences are substantial for a player making as much as Beal, but perhaps more importantly, there just aren't many teams projected to have cap space this offseason. Beal would almost certainly have to engineer a sign-and-trade to get to a new home, and that would require Washington's cooperation.
Right now, the Wizards are locked in on retaining Beal rather than dealing him, but their star shooting guard made it clear Wednesday that they have to hold up their end of the bargain if they hope to do so. The Wizards have to prove that they can win at a high level, and right now, it isn't clear if they're going to be capable of doing that.
