Beal is nearly three years younger than Lillard and has also been linked to the Warriors, including via 98.7 FM’s John Gambadoro on July 3.
However, Lillard has the edge in appearances over Beal since the start of 2020-21.
Beal has been the more efficient scorer. He also has a lower usage rate than Lillard. Both players would require the ball in their hands quite often. Still, Beal has played with at least as many ball-dominant options. The list includes John Wall to Devin Booker, and even Kevin Durant.
Warriors Could Face Tricky Cap Gymnastics

GettyBradley Beal #3 of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket against Al Horford #42 of the Boston Celtics.
The Warriors’ chances of landing Beal remain unclear. They could very well depend on how far they are willing to go to bring him in.
They are already expected to bring in former Celtics star Al Horford.
“I continue to hear that Horford is destined to land in the Bay Area,” The Stein Line’s Marc Stein wrote on July 6. “That’s despite the fact that the Warriors currently have only the $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel to offer him.”
The Warriors have been relatively quiet in free agency. That is, outside of taking part in a historic seven-team trade that tied in multiple previously agreed-upon deals.
They still have the $14.1 million non-taxpayers mid-level exception, per Spotrac.
Using both would hard cap the Warriors at the first tax apron. However, they could, in theory, come away with Beal and Horford and remain below the actual threshold. They are currently more than $25 million below the apron with Jonathan Kuminga’s future looming large.