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The Los Angeles Lakers missed out on Bradley Beal.
Even worse: Beal will be coming to town to play for the Los Angeles Clippers.
ESPN's Shams Charania broke the news Wednesday that Beal would be bought out by the Phoenix Suns and sign a two-year, $11 million deal with the Clippers.
The Lakers may not have ever been the front-runners for Beal. Milwaukee and Golden State were also reported as possible destinations.
Still, he might've been useful to LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and the rest of the purple and gold.
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Beal might not be able to carry a full load anymore. But as a secondary or tertiary player, he might still be useful.
The Clippers got him on a relatively team-friendly deal, and he'll team up with James Harden and Kawhi Leonard there.
The Western Conference remains immensely difficult. If this is indeed James' last season in L.A., it'll be a tough task to make it all the way through the West playoffs.
Beal's decision certainly doesn't help LeBron in that task.
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