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The Washington Wizards and Bradley Beal are deep into talks on a maximum five-year contract approaching $130 million, sources told ESPNs Marc Stein.Sources said the sides moved swiftly into contract negotiations when free agency commenced at 12:01 a.m. ET Friday.We are working really hard to finalize an agreement, Beals agent, Mark Bartelstein, told ESPN, confirming that he and the Wizards are on track to finalize terms later Friday.A deal cant be signed until the league-wide moratorium on signings and trades is lifted July 7, but the parties can strike a verbal agreement.Beal played in a career-low 55 games (35 starts) for the Wizards this past season due to injuries, including a stress reaction in his right fibula. He has dealt with injuries over the course of his four-year career and has never played more than 73 games in a season.Beal, 23, averaged a career-high 17.4 points per game this past season. He and John Wall form one of the top backcourts in the NBA.The shooting guard turned down a lucrative contract extension from the Wizards before the 2015-16 season, saying he felt he is a player worthy of a maximum contract.I feel like Im a max player, and thats what Im looking for. If Washington cant meet that requirement, then I may be thinking elsewhere, Beal also told The Washington Post in late May. Im pretty sure that they probably wont [let me go]. At the end of the day, thats where I want to be. I think a deal will probably get done, but you just never know.Beal, who earned $5.6 million the past season, is a restricted free agent, so another team could sign him to an offer sheet, and the Wizards would then have three days to match. The Wizards can ask Beal to delay signing the contract in order to maintain enough cap space to pursue other elite free agents.Information from ESPN.coms Ian Begley was used in this report. Chicago Cubs Pro Shop . 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Three other batsmen got into double digits, with David Millers 23 being the second highest in the innings.Zouks were devoid of momentum, and were struggling at 44 for 3 at the halfway mark. It needed a 62-run stand in seven overs between Hussey and Miller to give the innings a lift. Amazon Warriors Adam Zampa, the Australia legspinner, picked up two wickets to become the highest wicket-taker in the competition aat this stage, with 12 scalps.ddddddddddddWarriors were lucky early in the chase as Martin Guptill was reprieved twice in the space of six deliveries. He contributed 19 in a 55-run opening stand with Dwayne Smith before being caught and bowled by Derone Davis, the left-arm spinner, in the seventh over. Six balls later, Smith was sent back for 32 by Shane Shillingford, the offspinner, to leave Warriors at 57 for 2.But the required rate of a run-a-ball by the halfway mark allowed Mohammed and Lynn to steer clear of any pressure. 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