Better player next season (15/16): Bradley Beal or Khris Middleton

[Legends66NBA7]

Both should be projected Top 5-10 SG's next season and could very well make the all-star team out East.

Who will be the better player next season and also who would you see as the better player in the future ?

[FKAri]

Kate Middleton is in the NBA?

[Fallen Angel]

I'd go with Bradley Beal out of knowledge of his game. I've been meaning to study up on Khris, I don't know whether he's another Klay Thompson or just a SG that does everything well.

[ralph_i_el]

If Beal can be as aggressive in the regular season as he has been in the past two years of playoffs, it should be Beal.

Middleton is a really good shooter from midrange and 3. Beal hasn't been good on pull-up midrange J's, and he takes a lot of them.

It's a toss up IMO

[GoatBoy]

It's close but I feel like Beal's team needs more from him in order to do well. For this reason I'll go with Beal.

[kshutts1]

Middleton strikes me as the better defender, and in a not-particularly-close race. Beal might be better offensively but, even if he is, it's close. So overall, I'd go with Middleton.

[RidonKs]

perfect comparison

beal's potential is vastly overrated tho he's a fine player

middleton brings a versatile skillset and savvy know how

gimme him 98 times out of 100

the other two are for when bradley goes crazy and gets 22 points on 18 shots

[SwishSquared]

I'd take Middleton. The gap between the two defensively is enough to make up for Middleton not having the same ball skills as Beal imo. Plus, KM is a very good 3 point shooter.

[ralph_i_el]

I'd take Middleton. The gap between the two defensively is enough to make up for Middleton not having the same ball skills as Beal imo. Plus, KM is a very good 3 point shooter.

To be fair, Beal is a tough defender as well. Middleton just has that crazy length that puts him a tier above.

To me, Beal is in a similar situation to Gordon Hayward a few years ago. He can do great stuff off the dribble, but he hasn't really figured out what is going to work consistently on the NBA level. Hayward figured it out and is a star now. Beal could very well go the rest of his career as a 3/D 2 guard, but he has the potential to be a star scoring combo guard.

I haven't watched anywhere near as much Middleton as I have Beal, but Middleton has impressed me.

[#number6ix#]

I look for Middleton to have a breakout season and become the leader of the bucks... I expect no less than 19ppg 6rebs 3ast

[SwishSquared]

To be fair, Beal is a tough defender as well. Middleton just has that crazy length that puts him a tier above.

To me, Beal is in a similar situation to Gordon Hayward a few years ago. He can do great stuff off the dribble, but he hasn't really figured out what is going to work consistently on the NBA level. Hayward figured it out and is a star now. Beal could very well go the rest of his career as a 3/D 2 guard, but he has the potential to be a star scoring combo guard.

I haven't watched anywhere near as much Middleton as I have Beal, but Middleton has impressed me.Believe me, I'm a pretty big Beal fan. When he's engaged, he's a really good player and can make a difference on both ends. I just think, like you said, KM's size advantage lets him guard more opposing players and perform better on switches.

I also wonder if Wittman has in a way held back Beal. Even though Playoff Wittman is a real thing haha and he flips a switch.

One other thing I'd have to look up to verify, but I feel Beal's had more injury concerns compared to KM. Not to mention KM's about to be underpaid going forward, so he's a better option all-around.

I imagine Beal will draw max-type offers next summer if he doesn't lock up an extension soon.