Bradley Beal doesn’t want to be handed a starting position because he was a lottery pick and it’s expected of him.

“I want to just come in and try to earn everything. I don’t want anything given to me. I want to earn everything and show these guys that I’m a hard worker and I’m a winner,” Beal said. “You know we have a young team, but we have a few vets as well and I just want to come in and try to set the tone and try to get this team back on a winning pace.”

Beal averaged 17.6 points while shooting 41.7 percent from the floor last month during summer league.

“I can always get better. I just want to be more aggressive and contribute a little bit more than what I did,” he said. “I think overall I had a solid performance, but I’m still pretty happy.”