In the offseason, the Wizards sent Westbrook to the Lakers and got three players from the Lakers: Kuzma, Harrell and Pope. For the team's deal, Wizards star Bill once clapped his hands. He thinks the team has more people playing and the team has become more competitive.
After the start of the NBA, the Wizards won 10 of their first 15 games, once occupying the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Wei Shao struggled in the early days of joining the Lakers. In these days, many people are clapping their hands for the Wizards' deal, and their ideas are basically the same as Bill's.
However, the NBA season is long. In the last 5 games, the Wizards have lost 4 games, and Beal has played very badly. That's when Wizards fans found out that Compared to last season, Beal's scoring efficiency was plummeting.
In the 2020-21 season, Beal averaged 31.3 points per game, shooting 48.5% from the field and shooting 35% from three-point range. He was a strong contender for the leading scorer. But this season, Beal's average score per game has slipped to 22.5 points per game, shooting just 43.7 percent from the field and 26.6 percent from three-point range. Compared to last season, Beal scored a full 8.8 points less, and his scoring efficiency is also declining.
Last season, Beal had a triple-double like Westbrook by his side. Westbrook can deliver 11.7 assists per night, and Beal is the beneficiary. It's not that Bill has a disdain for his ability to create scoring opportunities on his own, it's that Westbrook has created opportunities for him to score more easily.
The regular season has passed 1/4, and the Momentum of the Wizards has begun to slow down. As the boss of the team, Beal's offensive efficiency is frighteningly low. At this moment, I wonder if Bill will applaud the management's deal? Who would have thought that he would become the biggest victim of the Westbrook deal.