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Why Rush the Beal Trade?

I'm curious why there's such a push from this sub to rush the beal trade. Looking at the landscape of the NBA rn, it's a huge sellers market. Besides Washington, there at the moment, only 3 other potential sellers, Toronto, Chicago, and Utah. Almost every other franchise has indicated or is clear in their vision that they are trying to get better now. Even those 3 franchises I mentioned, there's no guarantee that all 3 become sellers, and if they do, realistically the only other sg would be Levine. (Who is on an equally poor longterm contract and I'd argue is viewed as less of a player compared to Beal). Knowing this, I don't know why Washington would or even should sell beal for a low price. Does it not make more sense to look through a deal through the season, and as pressure leads up to the deadline, hope the bidders bring the price up as they each look to slightly edge each other out? (Especially considering the level of parity)

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