Malik Beasley

Malik JonMikal Beasley (born November 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Saint Francis School in Alpharetta, Georgia,[1] and played one season of college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.[2] Beasley was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the 19th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. After three and a half seasons with the Nuggets he was traded to the Timberwolves.

Malik Beasley
Beasley with Florida State in 2015
No. 5 – Minnesota Timberwolves
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-11-26) November 26, 1996
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Francis (Alpharetta, Georgia)
CollegeFlorida State (2015–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2020Denver Nuggets
2016–2017→Sioux Falls Skyforce
2020–presentMinnesota Timberwolves
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC All-Freshman team (2016)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Beasley attended Saint Francis School. As a senior, he averaged 22.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.6 blocks, earning the Class 1A Player of the Year of the state of Georgia and an All-State Class A First Team.[2] He attended school with Kobi Simmons, Kaiser Gates, and Jacob Davis (BSC football player).

Regarded as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com,[3] Beasley committed to Florida State over offers from UConn, UCLA, Wake Forest, Oregon and more.[4]

College career
Beasley at the Jordan Brand Classic

As a freshman at Florida State in 2015–16, Beasley averaged 15.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 29.8 minutes per game over 34 games.[5] He was subsequently named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-freshman team, and ranked eighth in the conference in free throw percentage (.813) and 10th in field-goal percentage (.471).[6]

On March 21, 2016, Beasley declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.[7][8][9]

Professional career

Denver Nuggets (2016–2020)

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Beasley had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right leg.[10] Because of this, he did not participate in pre-draft workouts.[10][11] Despite having medical concerns entering the 2016 NBA draft, Beasley was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets.[12] On August 9, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nuggets.[13] 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.[14] He had a breakthrough game on November 10, scoring 12 points in 15 minutes off the bench in a 125–101 loss to the Golden State Warriors.[15] During his rookie season, Beasley has had multiple assignments with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League, pursuant to the flexible assignment rule.[16] On February 1, 2019, Beasley had a career-high 35 points in a win over the Houston Rockets.[17]

Minnesota Timberwolves (2020–present)

On February 5, 2020, Beasley was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a four-team, 12-player trade.[18] After the trade to Minnesota, Beasley received the starting job and his scoring output drastically increased. In 14 games with the Timberwolves, he averaged 20.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game while starting all 14 games.

On November 27, 2020, Beasley re-signed with the Timberwolves.[19]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Denver 2217.5.452.321.800.8.5.3.03.8
2017–18 Denver 6209.4.410.341.6671.1.5.2.13.2
2018–19 Denver 811823.2.474.402.8482.51.2.7.111.3
2019–20 Denver 41018.2.389.360.8681.91.2.8.17.9
2019–20 Minnesota 141433.1.472.426.7505.11.9.6.120.7
Career 2203317.4.448.388.8002.01.0.5.18.2

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 Denver 14020.1.387.404.7103.41.0.2.18.1
Career 14020.1.387.404.7103.41.0.2.18.1

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Florida State 343329.8.471.387.8135.31.5.9.215.6

Personal life

Beasley is the son of Michael and Deena Beasley. His father played professional basketball in Chile, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[2] His grandfather John Beasley is a motion picture and television actor who played the role of Notre Dame football Coach Warren, welcoming new walk-on players to fall practice, in the movie classic Rudy. On March 26, 2019, Malik and his wife Montana Yao welcomed their first child, Makai Joseph Beasley.[20] On September 27, 2020, Beasley was arrested for marijuana possession and concealing stolen property." [21] He was released and faces charges stemming from the incident. [22]

In December 2020, Beasley was seen out dating Larsa Pippen (22 years his senior), former wife of former NBA star Scottie Pippen. A few days after the revelation of the photos, Yao filed for divorce.

References
  1. Sugiura, Ken (February 16, 2016). "Alpharetta's Malik Beasley shines for FSU". MyAJC.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. "Malik Beasley Bio". Seminoles.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. "Malik Beasley – Rivals". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  4. "Four-star SG Malik Beasley commits to Florida State". Sports Illustrated. September 5, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. "Malik Beasley College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. "Malik Beasley now turns attention to getting ready for NBA draft". FoxSports.com. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  7. "Florida State freshman guard Malik Beasley to enter NBA draft". ESPN.com. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  8. Sonnone, Brendan (March 21, 2016). "Florida State's Malik Beasley declares for the 2016 NBA Draft". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  9. Deen, Safid (March 22, 2016). "FSU's Malik Beasley reflects on NBA decision". Tallahassee.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  10. Nee, Chris (June 7, 2016). "Malik Beasley has surgery, limiting pre-draft workouts". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  11. Kyler, Steve (June 14, 2016). "NBA AM: Is Derrick Rose On His Way Out?". BasketballInsiders.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  12. "Denver Nuggets Select Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  13. "Nuggets Sign Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley". NBA.com. August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  14. "Malik Beasley 2016-17 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  15. "Curry leads Warriors to 125-101 rout of Nuggets". ESPN.com. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  16. "2016-17 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  17. "James Harden extends 30-point streak to 25 games in loss to Nuggets". ESPN. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  18. "Minnesota Timberwolves Acquire Brooklyn Nets' 2020 First Round Pick from Atlanta Hawks, Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez and Jarred Vanderbilt from Denver Nuggets in 12-Player, Four-Team Trade". Minnesota Timberwolves. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  19. "TIMBERWOLVES RE-SIGN MALIK BEASLEY". Minnesota Timberwolves. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  20. http://www.montanayao.com/bio
  21. Walker, Mollie (September 27, 2020). "Timberwolves' Malik Beasley arrested on weapons, drug charges". New York Post. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  22. Walsh, Paul (October 29, 2020). "Charges: Timberwolves Malik Beasley threatened a family with gun outside his home, pot stash found inside". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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