Bradley Beal: If I miss half the games I missed last season, Phoenix would have been the No. 1 seed in the West

Bradley Beal: “Nobody knows this, I’ve only told a handful of people this. I committed to Florida my sophomore year. The only people that knew were me and Billy Donovan. My parents didn’t know, my brothers didn’t know, my friends didn’t know, my high school coach didn’t know, my AAU coaches didn’t know. Only me and Billy Donovan. They had just come off two championships. He said, ‘I’m not guaranteeing you’ll start. I’m not guaranteeing you play time, but you’ll come here, work hard every day to get better, and become a man by the time you leave.’ That’s very important versus other coaches who’ll give you this, that, or even offer a house for your parents. I loved that. I’m going to play for him.” -via YouTube / October 8, 2024

Bradley Beal: “My transition to Phoenix was like a complete 360. First off, Phoenix wasn’t even in the picture for me to go to. It wasn’t. That was a fly ball that came out of left field. I was just chilling. I was waiting on Miami to hit me a grounder, or Milwaukee, you know? Those were kind of like my two options. Miami didn’t want to do it, whatever reason, didn’t know why. Milwaukee, I was like, ah, I was straddling the fence. I didn’t really like that they were trading Khris Middleton.” -via YouTube / October 8, 2024

Bradley Beal: “D.C. made that change in the front office. I’m not going to lie, love them to death, but them boys didn’t waste no time. They said, ‘Hey B, we think it’s time. Let’s turn this chapter, let’s get you somewhere where you can win, allow us to get some pieces back to rebuild this thing and do it the right way.’ And when I heard that, I said, you know what? That’s probably one of the most respectful things I’ve heard. That transparency is not in the league. A lot of people don’t do that. It’s not there.” -via YouTube / October 8, 2024