Bradley Bill in focus, or rather – Bradley Bill’s contract in focus. The Washington star last night (Wednesday) officially signed his new and astronomical contract in Washington, where he arranged for himself $ 251 million in five years, but only a few hours later it was announced that he also signed a rather puzzling clause that raised a lot of question marks.
It turns out that Bill has a clause in the contract called “No Trade Clause” in English, and in free translation – it can not be traded without his permission. That is, Bill has complete control over what happens in the capital of the United States and in a sense also over the future of the club. If the Wizards want to start rebuilding and part with Bill in the coming years, they will not be able to do so unless the trade is made with a team that the 29-year-old guard agrees to move to.
How rare is this? Bill is the only player currently in the NBA with this section, and the tenth in history to include him in his contract after the following legends – LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Carmelo Anthony, Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Tim Duncan, David Robinson and John Stockton .
Across the network, they raised an eyebrow regarding the clause, after the contract had also been controversial earlier. League fans responded: “Credit to Bill’s agent”; “This is the worst decision an NBA team has made in years”; “The worst contract in the league”; “Do the Wizards know it’s not Michael Jordan?”
Beal becomes only the 10th player to have a no trade clause joining LeBron, KG, Melo, Dirk, Kobe, DWade, Duncan, David Robinson and John Stockton.
The contract also has a 15% trade kicker and player option in year 5. https://t.co/NcUmDcyUMM
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) July 6, 2022