- Michael Beasley last played a game in the NBA in 2019 with the Los Angeles Lakers
- Beasley says he doesn’t understand why he isn’t in the league now
- Beasley is currently playing in the BIG3 League
Michael Beasley entered the NBA in 2008 with much fanfare but never managed to live up to the lofty expectations placed on him. It has been over four years now since the 34-year-old played a game in the NBA, which was against the Indiana Pacers for the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2019.
The last we saw of Beasley in any sort of NBA setting was in the 2021 Summer League with the Portland Trail Blazers and he doesn’t understand why he isn’t in the league now.
“If I had to answer that question [why I’m not in the league], I would have solved it a long time ago,” Beasley told The Boston Globe. “But I don’t know. For me, it’s just staying in shape and being ready if it comes.”
Beasley is staying ready by playing in the BIG3 League, where he has averaged 20.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game for 3s Company this season. It is unlikely though that the call from the NBA will come for him.
Beasley’s situation is similar to the one that Carmelo Anthony found himself in. They both can score, but the deficiencies on the defensive end are something teams cannot overlook. Melo was even a greater player than Beasley but did not get a chance after the 2021-22 season.
Beasley’s NBA career is almost certainly over and if it indeed is, then he ends with averges of 12.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game.
Michael Beasley Used To Always Beat LeBron James In 1-On-1 Games During Practice
Beasley will go down as one of the many what-ifs in NBA history. He was a supremely talented offensive player who just never found his footing in the league, in part, due to various off-the-court issues.
Beasley had been selected with the second pick of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat who’d have hoped that he and Dwyane Wade would become one of the great duos in the league. That never happened and Beasley was traded in 2010.
He made his way back to the Heat in 2013 and this time, got to be teammates with LeBron James. That immense offensive talent of his shone through during practice sessions with James, as a team reporter once revealed that Beasley always beat LeBron in 1-on-1 games. One just wonders how differently his career could have panned out.
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