Bradley Beal will eventually get a big free agent contract extension — maybe even a max-deal — but it won’t happen until Kevin Durant decides where he’ll be playing next summer.
Wizards, per sources, won’t extend @RealDealBeal23 before deadline. Still hope to sign impact FA in July, then re-sign Beal, who’ll be RFA.
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) November 2, 2015
Washington can give Beal a five-year contract as a free agent — rather than a four-year extension — while focusing on their loose dollars solely on Durant.
Beal could also decide that being the third option in D.C. is not his thing, and look to bolt elsewhere as a restricted free agent.