Bradley Beal and the case for stringing it out

The Wizards remained patient in dealing with Bradley Beal's future. It seems to be working out fine.

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

Paysage (Landscape with Dead and Live Trees), Pablo Picasso, 1919

Patience is not the default setting in most conversations about NBA teams’ futures. If a team is not working, in lieu of seeing whether it will come around, most discourse is driven toward looking for radical change that can make it work. When it comes to sta…