Shorthanded Brooklyn Nets now eyeing Michael Beasley
The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly nearing a deal with Michael Beasley.
The Brooklyn Nets sit in seventh place in the Eastern Conference ahead of this month’s NBA restart in Orlando. The team appears set to compete in the playoffs, with the only problem being they seem to be losing players by the minute.
The Nets are already without both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Then came positive COVID-19 tests for Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan and Taurean Prince. One good bit of news was the team signing veteran guard Jamal Crawford.
Yet further reinforcements are still needed and the team is reportedly getting close to a deal with another veteran in Michael Beasley.
Michael Beasley is moving toward a deal with the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 9, 2020
Beasley last appeared in an NBA game with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2019 before being traded, released, and then signing a deal to play in China.
The 31-year-old is a former No. 2 overall pick by the Miami Heat who has enjoyed a long playing career even though he never lived up to his full potential. He will now get yet another shot to prove himself and will essentially be given a tryout for his NBA future.
The Nets will be Beasley’s eighth NBA team and it will be interesting to see the impact he and Crawford can have with limited preparation. Brooklyn has had a rotating cast of stars all season, and the absence of Dinwiddie, in addition to Irving, has the potential to loom large.
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Right now the Nets are facing an upward battle to even make it to the first round of the NBA playoffs. The addition of Beasley could help change that if he goes off, and that possibility is something for Nets fans to get excited about amidst all the doom and gloom surrounding the team.