Bradley Beal is frustrated, but not because he would rather be elsewhere. It’s a volatile world, especially in the midst of an unpredictable pandemic and tough economic times, but for now, the Wizards and Beal are in the same place where they entered the season.
Beal has so far indicated that he wants to stay in Washington and has not indicated that he would prefer to be trafficked, knowledgeable sources tell The Athletic. The Wizards, in turn, have no interest in trading him. Amid calls from the general public and even from across the league that a team at the bottom of the leaderboard could best handle its valued player, Washington has made it clear that it has no plans to relocate him.
He is privately frustrated and confused with the constant portrayal of his situation, according to sources familiar with his thinking. After seeing other players criticize the request to leave teams, those sources say Beal feels he …