With James Harden and Jrue Holiday traded and Giannis Antetokounmpo now on a supermax extension, Bradley Beal is the NBA's biggest star who could conceivably come to market in the near future given the continued struggles of the Washington Wizards. Beal can become a free agent after the 21-22 season, which could lead the Wizards to trade him. 

"It's what everyone's talking about in the league," said Brian Windhorst on his podcast. "There are executives out there... I'm just telling you this, I talk to them... who are talking about moves they can make going into this trade deadline, or moves they can make now that potentially set themselves up to make an even better Bradley Beal offer when that moment happens. Whether it's in March, whether it's in August. Whatever.

"There are so many people watching this, even though he is, to my knowledge, has not made any requests for anything."

The Wizards have a 3-11 record on the season, but Beal has a positive plus/minus in the minutes he has played. Beal is also leading the NBA in scoring with 35.4 points per game.