{"id":84934,"date":"2024-07-06T10:54:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T14:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=84934"},"modified":"2024-07-06T10:54:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T14:54:38","slug":"in-dire-need-of-outside-shooting-pistons-add-3-point-specialist-malik-beasley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/06\/in-dire-need-of-outside-shooting-pistons-add-3-point-specialist-malik-beasley\/","title":{"rendered":"In Dire Need Of Outside Shooting, Pistons Add 3-Point Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sharpshooter <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beaslma01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malik Beasley<\/a> has found a new home with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/05\/tobias-harris-free-agent-signing-impact-on-the-pistons-explored\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Pistons<\/a> for the 2024-25 season. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the 27-year-old has agreed to a one-year deal to join Detroit. This will be Beasley\u2019s sixth team in the NBA in what will be his ninth season in the league.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Free agent sharpshooter Malik Beasley plans to sign a one-year, $6 million-plus deal with the Detroit Pistons, sources tell <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Stadium<\/a>. Beasley&#39;s agent, Daniel Hazan of Hazan Sports Management, has been negotiating the new deal with Pistons officials. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uNt4HRqX5v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/uNt4HRqX5v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1809578953700528532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>In Dire Need Of Outside Shooting, Pistons Add 3-Point Specialist<\/h2>\n<h3>Coming Off Strong Shooting Season With Bucks<\/h3>\n<p>Last season, the six-foot-four Beasley spent the year with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/20\/milwaukee-bucks-may-move-on-from-former-champion-brook-lopez\/\" target=\"_self\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>. He was utilized as the team\u2019s starting shooting guard. In 79 games in 2023-24, he posted averages of 11.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. Never shy to shoot from long range, the eight-year veteran connected on 41.3% of his three-point tries attempting 6.9 per outing.<\/p>\n<p>While he started 77 of his 79 regular season appearances, Bucks head coach Doc Rivers went a different direction in their first-round matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/02\/former-second-pick-signs-with-pacers\/\" target=\"_self\">Indiana Pacers<\/a>. Beasley only started two of the six games, and those starts came when <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lillada01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Damian Lillard<\/a> was out due to injury. Despite the demotion, he shot well in the first-round loss, going 21-41 (51.2%) from the field and 11-25 (44.0%) from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>Selected with the 19th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Beasley has been a member of the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/05\/cavs-add-former-lakers-coaches-to-atkinsons-staff\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, and Bucks. In 496 regular season games (191 starts), Beasley has career averages of 10.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. He has knocked down 38.5% of his three-point attempts.<\/p>\n<h3>Pistons In Much Need Of More Outside Shooting<\/h3>\n<p>To say the Pistons were not a good team in 2023-24 would be an understatement. They finished a league-worst 14-68. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/news\/the-pistons-have-finally-won-so-where-does-detroits-28-game-losing-streak-rank-in-nba-history\/#:~:text=With%2028%20straight%20defeats%2C%20the,time%20record%20of%20consecutive%20losses.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Their 28 straight losses<\/a>, spanning from October 30 until December 28, 2023,\u00a0set a new record in futility for most consecutive in a single season. Despite signing a large deal in the 2023 offseason, head coach Monty Williams was let go after just one season. Former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/02\/impact-coach-jb-bickerstaff-pistons\/\" target=\"_self\">J.B. Bickerstaff<\/a> is taking over the reins for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>Beasley brings much-needed shooting to a Detroit team that was one of the league\u2019s worst at shooting from beyond the arc last season. They finished 29th in three-pointers made and 26th in three-point percentage. The Pistons have also signed a former player of theirs, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harrito02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tobias Harris<\/a>, this offseason. While he was seen as overpaid by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/06\/how-daryl-morey-gave-the-76ers-a-great-offseason\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>, he can also help with Detroit\u2019s outside shooting. He shot 35.3% from three-point range last season and is 36.8% for his 13-year career. Providing more shooters should help 2021 first-overall pick <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cunnica01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cade Cunningham<\/a> be more efficient on the offensive end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharpshooter Malik Beasley has found a new home with the Detroit Pistons for the 2024-25 season. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the 27-year-old has agreed to a one-year deal to join Detroit. This will be Beasley\u2019s sixth team in the NBA in what will be his ninth season in the league. 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