{"id":137386,"date":"2025-05-02T20:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T00:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=137386"},"modified":"2025-05-02T20:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T00:03:10","slug":"predicting-what-happens-with-pistons-free-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/05\/02\/predicting-what-happens-with-pistons-free-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Or Go? Predicting What Happens With Pistons Free Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Pistons certainly have no reason to keep their heads down. It was a remarkable turnaround for the franchise, going from 14 wins in 2023-24 to 44 in the following year. They became the first team ever to at least triple their win total<\/a> in a single year. Head coach J.B. Bickerstaff had a marvelous year behind the bench in his first year with the team.<\/p>\n

Their six-game series loss in the opening round to the New York Knicks saw nearly every game go down to the wire. The Pistons look to be an ascending team, but now have some choices awaiting them with their soon-to-be free agents.<\/p>\n

Stay Or Go? Predicting What Happens With Pistons Free Agents<\/h2>\n

Malik Beasley – Stay<\/h3>\n

In what was his ninth season, Malik Beasley<\/a> severely outplayed the one-year, $6 million contract he signed him this offseason. The 28-year-old was the runner-up for Sixth Man of the Year<\/a>. He also proved to be one of the game\u2019s biggest long-range threats, as his 319 made three-pointers were the second-most in the league.<\/p>\n

It seems highly unlikely that Beasley would once again have to settle for a one-year deal. His postgame comments after Game 6 made it clear that he would love to remain with the Pistons.<\/p>\n

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Detroit Pistons free agent Malik Beasley: \u201cIn my whole 9 years in the NBA, I never had as much fun coming to the gym. I\u2019ve been through a lot of stuff just this year alone. Every day coming in was probably the best thing that happened to me. It\u2019s definitely a place I want to be.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/hStv80DX2g<\/a><\/p>\n

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) May 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n