Report: Malik Beasley agrees to one-year, $6 million deal with Detroit Pistons

Malik Beasley has inked a one-year, $6 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, according to NBA insider Shams Charania.

Beasley, who is entering his 11th season in the NBA, has been a journeyman since leaving the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2022. The Pistons will be his fifth team in four years after the guard spent time with the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and most recently, the Milwaukee Bucks. In Milwaukee, the former Florida State star averaged 11.3 points per game to go with 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

Beasley began his career with the Denver Nuggets after being selected 19th overall out of Florida State in 2016. He played three-and-a-half seasons in Denver before being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2019-20 season. Two years later in 2021-22, Beasley broke the franchise record for most 3-pointers made in a season with 240.

Beasley’s 2022-23 campaign saw him join the Utah Jazz before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers near the NBA’s trade deadline. He went on to appear in 26 games with 14 starts in LA, averaging 11.1 points per game while shooting 35.3% from 3-point range. However, he would fall out of the rotation during the Lakers’ run to the Western Conference Finals and move on to the Bucks the following offseason.

Coming out of high school, Beasley was the No. 33 overall recruit in the 2015 class according to the On3 Industry Rating, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He played just one season at Florida State before jumping to the NBA, averaging 15.6 points and 5.3 rebounds while being named to the ACC’s All-Freshman team.

Now, Beasley joins a Detroit Pistons squad coming off a 14-68 season. Anchored by former No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham, Beasley is the newest member of Detroit’s organization where he’ll join 2024 NBA draftees Ron Holland and Cam Spencer.

Report: Alabama hiring Detroit Pistons assistant Brian Adams to staff

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Nate Oats is hiring Detroit Pistons assistant coach Brian Adams to the Alabama staff. Adams was not with the Pistons for a full season but will now be making the move to college basketball for the second time in his career.

“ESPN Sources: Alabama is hiring the Detroit Pistons’ Brian Adams as an assistant coach on Nate Oats’ staff,” Wojnarowski said via X. “Adams joined Pistons midway through last season after nearly a decade under Doc Rivers with Sixers and Clippers.”

Oats has made a habit of hiring NBA assistants and bringing them to Tuscaloosa. Last offseason, Alabama lost all three staff members to other head coaching jobs. Ryan Pannone was hired off the New Orleans Pelicans and is still on staff heading into the 2024-2025 season.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh contributed to this report.