Apparently Russell Westbrook tried to convince Bradley Beal to demand a trade from Wizards

Not only did Russell Westbrook have his request to be traded from the Washington Wizards granted, but he also tried to convince a former teammate to go the same route.

According to The Athletic reporters Bill Oram, Sam Amick and Shams Charania, the nine-time NBA All-Star reportedly tried to convince his 2020/21 teammate Bradley Beal to leave the Wizards franchise as well.

As it has become evident: Beal opted to stay with the only NBA franchise he has even known, and Westbrook got his wish of being dealt to his hometown Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for for Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell and the 22nd overall pick in the NBA Draft a few months back.

Beal, 28, has averaged 22.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists in a span of nine seasons and 605 career regular season games with the franchise. He has also been selected to three NBA-All Star Games, and was a third-team All-Pro this past season.

He can become an unrestricted free agent if he declines a $37.3 million player option following the conclusion of the 2021/22 campaign.