Washington Wizards: Dwyane Wade is right about Bradley Beal.

The Washington Wizards have one of the NBA’s most underrated studs in Bradley Beal, but a Miami Heat legend recognizes the greatness.

As we continue to live in a world without sports, the “embrace debate” motto has never been more alive on Twitter. This time, Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards are at the center of it all. To help stoke the flames, NBA on ESPN asked a question…

"Choose a former player to complete the sentence:             deserves more recognition."

Dwyane Wade couldn’t resist…

Of course, Beal isn’t a former player, so Wade broke the rules a bit. And while a compliment like this from one of the greatest shooting guards of all time is proof that the Wizards should do anything and everything to keep Beal in D.C., these comments certainly won’t quiet the rampant “Beal to Miami” chatter/wet dreams from Heat fans.

But Wade’s answer is the right one. In recent years, Bradley Beal’s name has been synonymous with ‘snub.’

After putting up an incredible individual season last year, and becoming the first player in franchise history to average 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists for an entire season, Beal was atop the list of All-NBA snubs last summer. The Wizards’ 32-50 record may have had something to do with that.

Then this year, as Beal was once again balling without Wall, he was snubbed from the All-Star list, missing out as both a starter and a reserve despite getting the second most votes among Eastern Conference guards in the players’ vote. At the time of the snub, Beal was averaging 28.7 points, 6.4 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game. Usually, those are All-Star numbers. Beal’s snub was literally unprecedented.

As the season currently stands in limbo, Beal is second in points per game. His 30.5 ppg trails only James Harden. Beal, once just a shooter, has evolved into a fully formed offensive weapon. And he doesn’t mind getting his points the hard way. Per Basketball-Reference, Beal is seventh in free throw attempts per game and sixth in free throws made per game.

He can get buckets any which way, and he can help his teammates get them, too. This season, Beal is averaging a career-high 6.1 assists per game. And he’s doing it while clocking the 5th most minutes per contest and 5th highest usage rate in the NBA.

Earlier in the season, Beal wasn’t doing enough to land himself a spot in the All-Star Game, and you have to think that it was almost entirely because of the team’s poor record. It was also a factor keeping him from All-NBA status last season. But back-to-back 50-point outings, ten games of at least 40 points, 31 games of at least 30 points, and a 21-game streak of 25-point games is hard to ignore, though. Especially during a shortened season.

If/when there are votes cast for All-NBA honors this season, it will be tough to look past Beal’s resume.

Dwayne Wade feels like the greatness is going unloved. I agree. We’ll see how long it takes before Beal gets his proper dues.