Malik Beasley of the Minnesota Timberwolves. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
The Minnesota Timberwolves took a calculated risk when they opted to re-sign Malik Beasley at a substantial price in restricted free agency.
The risk was greater due to Beasley’s legal situation, which was very much pending at the time. Now, provided things go to plan this summer with Beasley’s upcoming probation and workhouse/home confinement sentence over the summer, his legal issues should be behind the Timberwolves.
Beasley did serve a 12-game suspension in the middle of the 2020-21 season and wasn’t himself when he returned, ultimately missing the rest of the season due to a hamstring issue.