NBA insider Shams Charania said on the Pat McAfee Show that three-time All-Star Bradley Beal has finalized a buyout and intends to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, creating a new core with James Harden and Kawhi Leonard. The move follows the Clippers’ earlier trade of Norman Powell, a step analysts said smoothed Beal’s path to Los Angeles. A projected starting lineup now features Harden, Beal, Leonard, John Collins and Ivica Zubac, with veterans such as Bogdan Bogdanović and Brook Lopez expected to deepen the bench. Sportsbooks were unmoved by the development: Yahoo Sports reported that the club’s championship odds did not shift after the Beal news, underscoring market uncertainty about the durability of an ageing yet star-studded roster.