Michael Beasley has been an enigma his entire basketball career. An incredibly talented forward drafted second overall, his career has not panned out how most believed it would.
Despite disappointment in how Beasley has performed, there has always been intrigue surrounding him, with multiple teams believing they could be the ones to get the most out of him. With Beasley currently leading Chinese team Shandong to the playoffs, many teams are now interested in signing the troubled small forward for the last stretch of the NBA season.
Following from ESPN’s Marc Stein:
A clutch of NBA teams, I’m told, are tracking Michael Beasley as he nears a return from China. Last seen in the NBA last season with Miami, Beasley has played his way into contention for a late-season contract back home after a strong season in which he’s established himself a 40-plus percent shooter from 3-point range while leading Shandong to the playoffs for the first time in more than a half-decade with a slew of gaudy numbers.
Beasley is undoubtedly a talented player. However, he has been unable to have much of a positive impact in his previous NBA stops. Perhaps this could be the exception to the rule, but I would not count on it.
