{"id":170784,"date":"2025-08-24T03:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/170784\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T03:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:52:11","slug":"knicks-a-potential-malik-beasley-option-after-gambling-probe-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/170784\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks a ‘potential’ Malik Beasley option after gambling probe update"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Knicks previously reached out to Malik Beasley\u2019s camp and are viewed as a \u201cpotential\u201d option by the 3-point marksman after he\u2019s reportedly no longer being targeted by the FBI<\/a> in a gambling probe, a league source says.<\/p>\n

Beasley, perhaps the top unrestricted free agent on the market, should have more lucrative options than the Knicks, who only have the veteran\u2019s minimum to spend. <\/p>\n

It makes them a long shot considering multiple teams \u2014 including the Pistons, Nets, Pacers and Kings, among others \u2014 can offer considerably more money.<\/p>\n

But Beasley does come with baggage, or potential red flags.<\/p>\n

He was part of a federal investigation allegedly involving NBA games and prop bets. <\/p>\n

Malik Beasley reacts during the Pistons\u2019 loss to the Knicks on April 19, 2025 in the first round of the playoffs. AP<\/p>\n

Pistons\u2019 Malik Beasley celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer during his team\u2019s regular season win over the Knicks on Jan. 13, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg<\/p>\n

As a result, Beasley\u2019s three-year, $42 million deal \u2014 negotiated this offseason to return to the Pistons \u2014 was removed from the table.<\/p>\n

This week, Beasley\u2019s attorneys said conversations with investigators determined their client was no longer a target. <\/p>\n

But the probe also unearthed unflattering media stories about Beasley allegedly incurring several debts, including a $5.8 million judgment ordered against the shooting guard from a lawsuit filed by a lender.<\/p>\n

Beasley was also sued by his former agent for breach of contract.<\/p>\n

\u201cMonths after this investigation commenced, Malik remains uncharged and is not the target of this investigation,\u201d Beasley\u2019s attorney, Steve Haney, told reporters Friday. \u201cAn allegation with no charge, indictment or conviction should never have the catastrophic consequence this has caused Malik. This has literally been the opposite of the presumption of innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beasley, the runner-up for Sixth Man of the Year, averaged over 16 points for the Pistons last season while finishing second in the NBA in total 3-pointers. <\/p>\n

Malik Beasley reacts during the Pistons\u2019 April 19 game. Charles Wenzelberg<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old, a teammate of Karl-Anthony Towns for three seasons in Minnesota, shot 41.6 percent from deep as a floor spacer for Detroit\u2019s Cade Cunningham. <\/p>\n

He played a prominent role in the Pistons\u2019 first-round series against the Knicks, pushing himself as a villain in MSG<\/a> before his squad fell in six games.<\/p>\n

The Knicks have no cap space and used their midlevel exception to sign power forward Guerschon Yabusele. <\/p>\n

Barring a trade, they have room to sign one veteran and one rookie to standard contracts.<\/p>\n

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They can also fill up to three two-way contracts.<\/p>\n

Per sources, the Knicks expressed interest in free agents Landry Shamet, Malcolm Brogdon and Ben Simmons<\/a>, though we\u2019ve heard conflicting information about whether it was genuine for Simmons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Knicks previously reached out to Malik Beasley\u2019s camp and are viewed as a \u201cpotential\u201d option by the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":170785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[57179,1260,3122,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-170784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-malik-beasley","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-new-york-knicks","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115081719494117908","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}