Basic salary! Or basic salary! A three-year contract of 42 million was completely ruined! He became the most frustrated person in the NBA this summer

Do you believe it? Two months ago, Malik Beasley, who was about to reach a three-year contract worth $42 million with his old club, was investigated for suspected involvement in football betting, but the contract renewal negotiations were suspended. And now, almost all the contract quotations Malik Beasley can receive in the free market are basic salary! This huge difference between the previous and the next is really incredible.

According to ESPN reporter Shams, a lawyer from Malik Beasley revealed that his client Malik Beasley is no longer a target of a federal betting investigation conducted in the Eastern Conference of New York, and Beasley is not charged with betting, which may reopen the door to the free market this summer for the top three-point shooter. In the 2024-25 season, Malik Beasley played 82 regular season games for the Detroit Pistons, averaging 27.8 minutes per game, contributing 16.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.9 breaks and 0.1 caps, with shooting percentages in the three events being 43.0%/41.6%/67.9% respectively.

6 playoff games, averaged 27.2 minutes per game, contributing 14 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists, with three shooting percentages of 37.3%/33.9%/100% respectively. In the 2024-25 season's best sixth man selection, Malik Beasley, who rejuvenated his second career spring in the Detroit Pistons, ranked second.

There is no doubt that Malik Beasley, who performed well last season, had no worries about not being able to find a job at all, but it was difficult for him to get a contract offer similar to $42 million in three years! According to NBA reporter Rob Murrows, league sources revealed that Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers and other teams are expected to have a strong interest in Malik Beasley.

But what is extremely heartbreaking is that at present, these teams interested in Malik Beasley cannot provide it with a large contract of nearly 3 years and $42 million. Because almost all teams' signing reinforcements are now coming to an end, they will no longer be able to provide Malik Beasley with a big satisfactory contract.

, according to NBA salary expert Bobby Marks, although the Detroit Pistons still retain Malik Beasley's non-bird rights to this day, the largest contract they can offer is only $7.2 million. Because during Malik Beasley's bet investigation, the Pistons signed LeVere, Duncan Robinson and Jawant Green one after another with the money they were supposed to give Malik Beasley. In this way, the Pistons are unable to continue to offer Malik Beasley a 3-year, $42 million contract offer!

According to famous reporter Scotto, league sources revealed that the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers have expressed strong interest in Malik Beasley, but both the Knicks and the Cavaliers can only provide them with a basic salary contract.

It can be seen that the suspected participation in the betting investigation incident was definitely a particularly heavy blow to Malik Beasley's signing market! There is no doubt that Malik Beasley will not have another chance to sign a 3-year, 42 million similar contract this summer. Perhaps, he may have to sign a basic salary contract in the end to make a transition, and then wait until next summer to pursue a big contract again.

No doubt, Malik Beasley has become the most frustrated person in the NBA this summer! Not only will the 3-year, 42 million contract be completely ruined, it will become very difficult to even want a mini middle-class contract now. By the way, do you think Malik Beasley will eventually accept a basic salary contract and return to the NBA?