American · Daytona Beach, USA · Born 28 June 1993Washington's franchise scorer — three-time All-Star who averaged 31 points in one of the most prolific individual seasons.
Bradley Beal led the entire NBA in scoring in 2020-21 with 31.3 points per game and did not qualify for the playoffs — placing him in a category shared by only a handful of players in the sport's history who produced elite individual seasons on teams that could not win enough games to make them matter.. Louis, Missouri in 1993. Washington Wizards selected him third overall in the 2012 NBA Draft. His career has produced 22.1 points per game and three All-Star appearances. He averaged 31.3 points per game in 2020-21 — the highest scoring average in the NBA that season and one of the highest in Wizards franchise history. Despite this production Washington did not qualify for the playoffs — making it one of the more prolific individual seasons without playoff success in NBA history. He was named All-NBA Third Team twice. He won Olympic gold with the USA at Tokyo 2020. He signed a five-year, $251 million supermax contract with Washington in 2022 before being traded to Phoenix in 2023. His combination of off-the-dribble scoring and catch-and-shoot reliability from the three-point line made him one of the more dangerous individual scorers in the league across his prime years.
Elite scoring guard, three-time NBA All-Star
How They Played
Elite scorer with excellent shooting range and athleticism
Lasting Impact
One of the premier shooting guards of his generation
Career Honours
- All-Star 3x
- All-NBA Third Team 2x
- Olympic Gold (2020)
| Club | Period | Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Wizards | 2012–2023 | 645 |
| Phoenix Suns | 2023–2024 | 53 |
American Athletes