Bradley Beal is frustrated — but not because he’d rather be somewhere else. It’s a fluid world, especially in the middle of an unpredictable pandemic and difficult economic times, but for now, the Wizards and Beal stand in the same place they did entering the season.
Beal has so far expressed he wants to remain in Washington and has not indicated he prefers to be traded, sources with knowledge of the situation tell The Athletic. The Wizards, in turn, have no interest in trading him. Amid calls from the general public and even ones from around the league that a team at the bottom of the standings would be best off dealing its prized player, Washington has made it clear it has no plans to move him.
He is privately frustrated and confused with the perpetual portrayal of his situation, according to sources familiar with his thinking. After seeing other players take criticism for requesting to leave teams, those sources say Beal feels he’s getting…