Michael Beasley's NBA career is likely over. He hasn't played in an NBA game since 2018-19 with the Los Angeles Lakers and didn't play in the 2019-20 season after signing with the Brooklyn Nets because he tested positive for COVID-19. However, that doesn't mean his days as a professional basketball player are done. In fact, Beasley is about to make bank playing over in China.
Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported Sunday morning that Beasley will be joining the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association on a contract that will pay him seven figures. This will actually be Beasley's second stint with the club. He also played for the Sharks in the 2014-15 season.
Michael Beasley has played for two other teams in the CBA. He played for the Shandong Golden Stars in 2015-16 and the Guangdong Southern Tigers in 2019. Most recently, Beasley was playing for Cangrejeros de Santurce in Puerto Rico.
It has been quite the roller-coaster ride for Beasley in his basketball career. A superstar in his one season at Kansas State, Beasley went No. 2 overall to the Miami Heat behind Derrick Rose in the 2008 NBA Draft. While he showed some promise on the court early in his career (he put up 19.2 PPG with the Minnesota Timberwolves in his third season), off-court issues plagued him, especially involving drugs. He also recently opened up on his mental health issues.
Michael Beasley never reached his massive potential and wound up bouncing around the NBA. Now 33 years old, it would be a surprise to see him ever make it back into the league, but he's still earning a nice living playing pro ball.
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