Why beasley wasnt traded

According to Krawczynski, the Timberwolves were worried that the Knicks would be able to include terms in an offer sheet for Beasley that would be difficult for them to match. He also has a modern NBA game and fits the style of play Minnesota prioritizes. Beasley was also reportedly appreciative of how the Timberwolves handled his recent legal issues.

Staying put was his first priority. Beasley had a breakout second half of last season after being traded to the Timberwolves. He averaged Check it out below. Pointing a shotgun at a family trespassing on his rented Plymouth mansion? Having enough weed inside to smoke out the entire west metro? Divorcing his wife after being caught shopping with Larsa Pippen in Miami?

Set aside the drug charge for now there were 1. The woman said she was nearly 37 weeks pregnant and spent the rest of her pregnancy on bed rest. The man and woman both struggled emotionally to the point that she lost an employment contract and he had to take a one-month leave from his duties as a financial executive.

Beasley tried to have the home removed from the tour, and it was removed from their website, but a Parade of Homes spokesperson said it remained in the printed guide distributed weeks earlier.

They want to show they have no tolerance for threatening acts among players in the NBA. Like any GM, his job is to stand up for his players. He comes from an organization that had success because it was aggressive, but his moves have all had mixed results so far. And no matter how you feel about Beasley off the court, Towns, Russell, and Okogie have been socially active and assets in the community.

Did the Rockets just figure that they absolutely can't go into the start of training camp with just Patrick Beverley and Pablo Prigioni? I understand that punch does not instill fear into the heart of your opponents, but you have James Harden , he's your main ball-handler anyways.

So here is the skinny on the deal. Before the deal, it did seem that it would be hard to find appropriate minutes for both Motiejunas and Beasley, now that point is moot. The move also means that operation PointBeard might be in jeopardy. Harden will still minutes playing the point; he is the team's best ball handler. But as a primary position, it seems with three point guards, Harden opening the season playing point now seems far-fetched.

What the Rockets lost in the move was a guy in Beasley who is arguably the second-best scorer on the team. All season long the Rockets had a hard time putting points on the board, especially when Harden wasn't in the game. Since the trade deadline, Beasley is fifth in the NBA in 3-point attempts. His 9. McCollum on that list, but more importantly, Beasley is actually making those shots. His Only Harden has averaged more made 3-pointers per game over the full season than Beasley has with his new team.

Those shots are coming from virtually every element of Minnesota's offense. Pick-and-rolls to Beasley serve as little more than a quick attempt to generate a few extra inches of space for his launch zone. Of course, Beasley was brought in largely to supplement the pick-and-rolls of Minnesota's biggest deadline addition, D'Angelo Russell , and the two have found quick chemistry with the former All-Star on the ball.

Beasley has been given the green light to fire away from anywhere on the floor, and that is translating into unbridled confidence for a player who only weeks ago couldn't be sure if he'd even see the floor on a given night. How else would you explain shots like this? Beasley has hardly been the only beneficiary of Minnesota's shoot first, ask questions later policy. Russell is averaging an identical 9. Beasley's fellow Denver castoff Juan Hernangomez is shooting a staggering