With his client out of professional basketball since the end of last season, Malik Beasley's agent on Tuesday threw cold water on a report over the weekend that the guard was close to signing to play overseas.
Malik Beasley’s offseason was supposed to be a breakout moment, the kind where contenders line up at his door. Instead, everything shifted the moment gambling allegations surfaced.
LeBron James has nearly reached the maximum number of games he can miss while still qualifying for postseason awards, but Lakers coach JJ Redick said that won’t influence when the star forward returns, Khobi Price of the Orange County Register reported.
How many of the active NBA players to average at least 20 points-per-game can you name in five minutes?
Free agent swingman Malik Beasley is in advanced talks on a rest-of-season contract with Partizan Belgrade, according to Dusan Markovic of Nova.rs. The reported deal is expected to be worth roughly $2 million and would not include an NBA opt-out clause (via HoopsRumors and Sportando).
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Detroit Pistons are currently riding a franchise-record-tying winning streak and sit at an impressive 15-2, but the return of second-year guard Jaden Ivey is already addressing one of the team’s few areas for improvement.
There remains real mutual interest in a Malik Beasley return to the Pistons, assuming he’s cleared in the ongoing federal gambling investigation, per Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
The Detroit Pistons are riding a four-game winning streak and sit at 6-2 to begin the season, effectively building on a breakthrough 2024-25 campaign. There are still multiple areas they can address, however, including their spotty 3-point shooting.
Teams in Europe and China are showing strong interest in free agent sharpshooter Malik Beasley, according to Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews. Those clubs have reached out to determine whether he’d be open to making the jump overseas.
Malik Beasley says if he gets cleared and makes it back to the NBA, he wants it to be with the Pistons. “If I do go back to the NBA, it’s gonna be with the Pistons,” Beasley said, via Pistons Talk.
Despite his lawyer’s assertion that the NBA “cleared him two years ago,” Terry Rozier was never technically cleared of wrongdoing after the league looked into suspicious betting activity involving the guard in 2023.
On Friday night, the Detroit Pistons managed to avoid an 0-2 start by picking up a 115-111 victory over the Houston Rockets. With a pair of matchups in the books now, one takeaway stands out for the new-look roster.
Malik Beasley is expected to be on the Detroit Pistons' radar still as they enter the 2025-2026 NBA season. However, Beasley’s future remains in question, with the regular-season opener looming.
Malik Beasley’s investigation could get wrapped up soon, but the NBA is not quite there yet. For the time being, the veteran sharpshooter is likely going to go silent on what his next move is until it’s made.
The Cleveland Cavaliers remain interested in unrestricted free agent Malik Beasley, a source confirmed to DallasHoopsJournal. Shams Charania of ESPN was first to report on the Cavaliers’ continued interest in Beasley.
Malik Beasley’s free agency won’t wrap up until there’s more clarity on the gambling investigation he’s been under since before the official start of the new league year.
Malik Beasley remains a free agent, but another playoff team is monitoring his situation. The Cleveland Cavaliers have interest in Beasley, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
Beasley is no longer considered a target in an ongoing federal probe related to NBA gambling activity, but the free-agent sharpshooter is still being investigated by the league.
Malik Beasley is one of the few high-level free agents left on the market.
Malik Beasley doesn’t want you to call it a comeback. The veteran NBA swingman Beasley drew attention on Monday with the message that he posted to Instagram.
While Malik Beasley’s situation regarding a gambling investigation he was once a primary target of is not entirely resolved, the veteran sharpshooter has been gaining attention from the Detroit Pistons and several other teams.
When it comes to the Malik Beasley market, there aren’t too many teams in a more favorable position than the Detroit Pistons. From a financial standpoint, Beasley can earn more from a team like the Brooklyn Nets.
Malik Beasley is reportedly not in the clear just yet.
Malik Beasley is once again free to sign with any NBA team.
Detroit may be the best place for him to earn the lost money back.
Malik Beasley appears to be in “what, me worry?” mode right now. On the latest episode of his self-titled podcast for Barstool Sports, ex-NBA guard Patrick Beverley revealed some news about Beasley.
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