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Miami Heat: 5 trades for the Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal

By Trey Flynn

Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards and Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat trade jerseys(Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards and Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat trade jerseys(Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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04 October, 2016: Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) takes a shot over Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow (20) and Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters (11) during a preseason NBA game between the Washington Wizards and the Miami Heat at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. (Photo by Daniel Kucin Jr./Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
04 October, 2016: Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) takes a shot over Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow (20) and Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters (11) during a preseason NBA game between the Washington Wizards and the Miami Heat at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. (Photo by Daniel Kucin Jr./Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Trade no. 1 – The Whiteside/Winslow duo gets sent to D.C.

In this trade idea, the Miami Heat send Hassan Whiteside, Justise Winslow, and a pair of draft picks to the Washington Wizards in return for Bradley Beal.

Whiteside 2018-19 stats: 12.7 PPG, 12.5 TRB, 2.5 BLKS, and shooting 51.8 percent from the field on 26.0 MPG.

Winslow 2018-19 stats: 12.1 PPG, 5.3 TRB, 4.1 AST, 1.1 STLS, and shooting 37.8 percent from downtown with 3.5 attempts per game (all career highs for the 22-year-old).

The Hassan Whiteside and Justise Winslow era in D.C. would be an interesting one, it would also allow Washington to move on from John Wall if they found the right suitor because of Winslow now moving to the point guard position (if that’s where they want him).

Winslow has quietly become one of the greater assets around the league, only making approximately $3 million this season, and after signing a recent extension, he will only be making about $10 million for each of the next few seasons.

As for Whiteside, he would fill the hole at center that the Wizards have never attempted to fix, unless you count the signing of Dwight Howard or if you loved Marcin Gortat’s era in Washington. And what the big man lacks in effort at times, he makes up for in size and resiliency, Whiteside’s frame and background separate him from most of his peers around the league, and that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

However, Washington does like Thomas Bryant, so they could stick with their young big man moving forward.

The two draft picks are a 2019 unprotected first round pick and a 2022 second round pick, with that 2019 pick having huge trade value as Miami will most likely be a top 20 draft choice.

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