1. Malik JonMikal Beasley is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association.
27 Facts About Malik Beasley
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Malik Beasley attended Saint Francis School in Alpharetta, Georgia, where he was a four-star recruit.
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Malik Beasley played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.
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Malik Beasley declared for the 2016 NBA draft following this freshman season.
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Malik Beasley was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the 19th overall pick in the 2016 draft.
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Malik Beasley saw limited minutes off the bench his first two seasons but took on a larger role in his third year, averaging over 11 points in 81 games played.
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Malik Beasley enjoyed the highest scoring output of his career in his first season and a half with the Timberwolves, averaging 19.9 points over 51 games.
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In mid-2021, Malik Beasley served 78 days of a 120-day sentence in jail related to a September 2020 firearm-brandishing incident.
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Malik Beasley attended high school with Kobi Simmons, Kaiser Gates, and Jacob Davis.
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On March 21,2016, Malik Beasley declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.
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Malik Beasley appeared in just two of the Nuggets' first seven games of the season, and managed under eight minutes of action and failed to score in those two games.
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On February 1,2019, Malik Beasley had a career-high 35 points in a win over the Houston Rockets.
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On February 5,2020, Malik Beasley was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a four-team, 12-player trade.
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On November 27,2020, Malik Beasley re-signed with the Timberwolves on a reported four-year, $60 million contract.
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On February 25,2021, Malik Beasley was suspended for 12 games as a result of a guilty plea in a criminal case.
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On March 5,2022, Malik Beasley broke the Timberwolves franchise record for most three-pointers made in a single season, surpassing Kevin Love's 190.
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On July 6,2022, Malik Beasley was traded, alongside Patrick Beverley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Leandro Bolmaro, the draft rights to Walker Kessler, four future first round picks and a pick swap, to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Rudy Gobert.
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On February 9,2023, Malik Beasley was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team trade involving the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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On July 6,2023, Malik Beasley signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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On February 17,2024, Malik Beasley participated in the Three-Point Contest during the NBA's all-star weekend, ultimately losing to his Bucks teammate Damian Lillard.
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On July 11,2024, Malik Beasley signed with the Detroit Pistons.
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Malik Beasley went 6-of-8 behind the 3-point line, including the last two 3-pointers that won the game for the Pistons.
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Malik Beasley's grandfather was actor John Beasley, who played the role of Notre Dame football Coach Warren, welcoming new walk-on players to fall practice, in the film Rudy.
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Malik Beasley had a brief relationship with TV personality Larsa Pippen from 2020 until 2021; after four months apart they shortly dated again in 2021.
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On September 27,2020, Malik Beasley was arrested for marijuana possession, concealing stolen property, and for an incident in which he brandished a firearm.
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Malik Beasley was initially released from law enforcement custody but later faced charges in Hennepin County stemming from the incident.
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Malik Beasley served 78 days of the 120-day sentence and was released in August 2021.