Bradley Emmanuel Beal is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators before being selected by the Wizards with the third overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. Beal was selected in the 2013 NBA All-Rookie First Team, and is a two time All-Star.
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Bradley Emmanuel Beal is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators before being selected by the Wizards with the third overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. Beal was selected in the 2013 NBA All-Rookie First Team, and is a two time All-Star. He competed for the US in the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, winning the championship while averaging 18 points per game. At the end of Beal’s senior season, he was named the 2011 Mr. Show-Me Basketball which recognized him as the top high school basketball player in the state of Missouri. He was named SEC Freshman of the Week on November 28, 2011. On January 4, 2013, in a game against the Brooklyn Nets, Beal scored a then career high 24 points and hit a clutch three-pointer to send the game to double overtime; the Wizards went on to lose the game. On November 10, 2013,. Beal surpassed his career-high by scoring 34 points in an overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On February 5, 2014, he injured his right big toe and was later sidelined indefinitely after subsequent tests revealed a mild reaction to stress reaction. On April 29, 2014 Beal and the Wizards defeated the Bulls in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, moving the team on to the second round, a feat the franchise hadn’t reached since 2005. In under 26 minutes off the bench, he recorded a team-high 21 points as well as 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, in the 102-105 loss against the Orlando Magic.
In the game, Randy Wittman drew up a screen for Andre Miller that ended up sending the game into overtime. He finished as runner-up in the Three-Point Shootout at the 2014 NBA All -Star Weekend in New Orleans, losing to Marco Belinelli. On October 11, 2014 he underwent an MRI that revealed a non-displaced fracture of the scaphoid bone in his left wrist, subsequently requiring surgery. On December 10, he went on a game-winning buzzer beater on December 10 against the Magic with 8 second left on the clock. He is the youngest competitor in the event’s history. He won the MVP award at the event and was the youngest player to ever compete in the competition. He also made the All-Tournament Team and won the Most Valuable Player award. In his senior year of high school, he averaged 32. 5 points pergame, 5. 7 rebounds per game and 2. 8 assists per game, and was also the 2011 Gatorade National Player of the Year. He attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis, Missouri. In April 2012, he accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the university, where he played for coach Billy Donovan’s Gators team during the 2011–12 season. On June 28, 2012, Beals declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final three years of college eligibility. He was selected to appear in the Rising Stars competition at the 2013 All-Stars weekend.
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