Bradley Beal’s career has sadly become defined by durability issues. The former No. 3 overall pick was a stunning talent coming out of Florida, and his time alongside John Wall on the Washington Wizards only enhanced his reputation as a dynamic shooting guard and fringe superstar during his early years in the Association.
After back-to-back All-Star seasons from 2017 to 2019, however, Beal’s durability started to take a downturn as he entered his late twenties. From the 2020-21 campaign until last season (2024-25), Beal appeared in just 64 percent of regular season games for the Wizards (three seasons) and Phoenix Suns (two seasons).
For most of Beal’s disappointing Suns tenure, his massive contract was viewed as among the worst in the NBA, due to Beal’s decline and low rate of availabil

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