Michael Beasley is pegging the New York Knicks to be a playoff team next season. Confidence isn’t an issue with the former lottery pick by the Miami Heat even though he’s seen his production and playing time decline over his last few seasons in the NBA, as evidenced by his relatively lofty projection for his new team.
Speaking to Al Iannazzone of News Day Sports, Beasley stated that he thinks that the Knicks won’t just make the postseason as an eighth seed but as a fifth or sixth seed instead.
Beasley said with him, Melo, KP and Hardaway, they have the makings of not only a playoff team but they can be a 5 or 6 seed.
— Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) September 19, 2017
If this was Beasley’s way of injecting excitement to Knicks fans, he’ll have to try harder. Just last year, then-Knicks guard Derrick Rose said that the Knicks are a superteam cut from the same cloth as the Golden State Warriors. What followed was another disappointing campaign that ended with the Knicks extending their streak to four years without making the playoffs.
Michael Beasley was signed by the Knicks to a one-year $2.1 million deal last August and is now situated behind Kristaps Porzingis in New York’s depth chart.
The Knicks’ offseason hasn’t been a resounding one in terms of acquiring talent. Apart from signing Beasley, the Knicks arguably overpaid for the services of Tim Hardaway Jr., added Ramon Sessions, and re-signed Ron Baker — moves that barely anyone thinks would make the Knicks a contender in the Eastern Conference.
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