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Jesse Mermuys says Michael Beasley is ‘one of the hardest guys to guard in the NBA’

Since being drafted No. 2 overall in 2008, Michael Beasley’s career hasn’t panned out the way I imagine he had hoped. However, at 29 years old, Beasley still has time to turn things around and he has been given an opportunity to prove himself with the Los Angeles Lakers this season.

Beasley’s coming off of his most successful season in years, averaging 13.2 points on 50 percent shooting from the field and 39.5 percent shooting from behind the arc in 74 games for the New York Knicks. He also contributed 5.6 rebounds and 1.