Within the wake of his crew’s playoff loss to the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons wing Malik Beasley mirrored on being a part of a 28-win turnaround this season. Beasley made it clear he is appreciative of the surroundings the crew’s management created.
“In my entire 9 years within the NBA, I by no means had as a lot enjoyable coming to the health club,” Beasley mentioned. “I’ve been by plenty of stuff simply this yr alone. Day by day coming in was in all probability the most effective factor that occurred to me.”
Beasley credited that Pistons coach J.B Bickerstaff and entrance workplace govt Trajan Langdon.
“Coach JB and Trajan did a tremendous job of creating certain if you are available right here, it is enjoyable and it is energetic, it is a spot you need to be. It is a spot you need to be,” Beasley mentioned. “It is undoubtedly a spot I need to be.”
Beasley shall be an unrestricted free agent this summer season. He is coming off one-year, $6 million contract. That leaves the Pistons with solely non-Chicken rights for the veteran taking pictures guard. Detroit may create cap area this summer season to assist re-sign Beasley, or they may provide him the Non-Taxpayer Mid-Degree Exception, which tasks to be price $14.1 million for the 2025-26 season.
