Max deal may be in store for Wizards' Bradley Beal

As league executives believe in Bradley Beal’s ability to command a maximum salary extension, the Wizards have made clear around the NBA that they’ll do whatever necessary to secure Beal’s long-term deal.

Beal heard of Klay Thompson’s maximum-level extension with the Golden State Warriors before the season, but he simply shrugs his shoulders. Nothing changed here, Beal promises.

“Money never will change who I am,” Beal told. “I kind of distance myself from the business part because when you get too caught up in money, it takes your mind off why you really play the game."