BloopOracle wrote:What I've found about Malik Beasley so far:
-Nuggets fans are pissed that they traded him instead of Gary Harris
-He evidently is ALWAYS ready to fire, no Teague 3 point yips here
-He wants more money and playing time, his dad was on social media saying that Denver wasn't offering what Malik is worth.
His dad? Well... if his dad claims his kid is worth more than $10M... I'm all in on the guy.
I can definitely see why Denver fans are down on Harris. He was showing so much promise as a young, improving two-way player. He was paid well (4 yr/$84M) after three straight years of steady improvement. Look at his numbers from Year 3:
14.9 ppg / 50.2% fg / 42.0% 3fg
That's awesome for a 22 year old. He stayed about the same the first year... still on his rookie deal. But as soon as the new big contract kicked in... he's disappointed. He regressed a lot in year 5 while battling injuries. He's even more mediocre this season.
10.2 ppg / 39.9% / 29.9% 3fg
I'm guessing Harris making 10x more than Beasley has something to do with their preferences...
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I remember gushing about all of Denver's quality reserves like Beasley and Morris last season as they seemingly were better than the Wolves starters... so we'll see if Beasley can become a key guy with more opportunity.