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Malik Beasley
Basketball point guard for Timberwolves

Malik Beasley

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Intro
Basketball point guard for Timberwolves
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Age
28 years
Stats
Height:
196 cm
Weight:
86 kg
Education
Florida State University
St. Francis Schools
Sports Teams
Denver Nuggets
Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
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Biography

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, and played one season of college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. 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. In mid 2021, Beasley served 78 days of a 120-day sentence in jail related to a firearm-brandishing incident.

High school career

Beasley at the Jordan Brand Classic in 2015

Beasley attended Saint Francis School in Alpharetta, Georgia. 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. He attended high school with Kobi Simmons, Kaiser Gates, and Jacob Davis (Birmingham–Southern College football player).

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

College career

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. 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).

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

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. Because of this, he did not participate in pre-draft workouts. Despite having medical concerns entering the 2016 NBA draft, Beasley was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets. On August 9, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nuggets. 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. He had a breakthrough game on November 10, 2016, scoring 12 points in 15 minutes off the bench in a 125–101 loss to the Golden State Warriors. 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.

On February 1, 2019, Beasley had a career-high 35 points in a win over the Houston Rockets.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2020–present)

On February 5, 2020, Beasley was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a four-team, 12-player trade. 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. On February 25, 2021, Beasley was suspended for 12 games as a result of a guilty plea in a criminal case. At the time of the suspension, he was averaging a career-high 20.5 points per game and shooting 40% from 3-point range. The Timberwolves were a league-worst 7-26.

Personal life

Beasley is the son of Michael and Deena Beasley. His father played professional basketball in Chile, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. His grandfather John Beasley is a film 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 had their first child.

Criminal case

On September 27, 2020, Beasley was arrested for marijuana possession, concealing stolen property, and for an incident in which he brandished a firearm. He was initially released from law enforcement custody but later faced charges in Hennepin County stemming from the incident. Beasley pled guilty to the felony charge of making a threat of violence in December 2020 and was sentenced to serve 120 days in jail, with confinement occurring after the conclusion of the 2020–21 NBA season. Beasley served 78 days of the 120-day sentence and was released in August 2021.

Career statistics

  GPGames 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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17Denver2217.5.452.321.800.8.5.3.03.8
2017–18Denver6209.4.410.341.6671.1.5.2.13.2
2018–19Denver811823.2.474.402.8482.51.2.7.111.3
2019–20Denver41018.2.389.360.8681.91.2.8.17.9
Minnesota141433.1.472.426.7505.11.9.6.120.7
2020–21Minnesota373632.8.440.399.8504.42.4.8.219.6
Career2576919.6.446.391.8162.31.2.6.19.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019Denver14020.1.387.404.7103.41.0.2.18.1
Career14020.1.387.404.7103.41.0.2.18.1

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16Florida State343329.8.471.387.8135.31.5.9.215.6
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