A Malik Beasley attorney said Wednesday that the former Detroit Pistons guard had paid $38,000 in criminal rent and moved back to his apartment after being ousted from a downtown high-rise building.
Malik Beasley wants to resign with Pistons
Attorney Steve Haney told The Detroit News that the payment was sentenced in the eviction case and “restored Beasley’s good reputation” with Stott Apartments.
“Malik loves Detroit, has family in the city and doesn’t want to close the door at possible parties,” Hanney wrote in a text message to Snell. “He’s a great piston, he loves the city of Detroit.”
It was two lawsuits after Beasley failed to pay rent at Stott, which was part of a commercial venture by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.
The landlord sued Beasley twice after not paying a “collective” $21,500 rent this year. Beasley did not respond to the second lawsuit, resulting in a default judgment against him.
Beasley is no longer the target of federal gambling investigations
Beasley returned to Stott a month after being ousted in a series of financial problems and a FBI gambling investigation.
At least one American sports betting book pointed to the “unusually heavy betting interests” related to his own statistics, and in the 2023-24 season, he played for ESPN’s Shams Charania in the 2023-24 season, when he played for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Haney said in late August that the 28-year-old was no longer the target of a federal criminal investigation, a decision made by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York.
Last month, Beasley hints at a gambling investigation in a Snapchat video.
“I’ve been grinding my ass all the time. I have this new chip on my shoulders. “My back is against the wall.” No one believes me. I’ll be better than last year.
“I’ve been modest. I’m still starting to work. I have to do that. I have to prepare to go back to the Pistons, or… there are some other teams with interest.”
Detroit could have offered Malik Beasley a multi-year contract
Beasley has been a free agent since the Pistons withdraw its three-year, $42 million contract offer, after news broke about the FBI’s investigation this summer.
Beasley reportedly decided to stay in Detroit while trying to get an NBA contract, Haney told Snell. Last year, he signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the Pistons.
Pistons still control Beasley’s non-bird rights, allowing them to provide him with a first-year salary worth up to $7.2 million, but sources close to the team said: “There is no update to share a potential reunion with Beasley with Beasley,” said Beasley.
Beasley finished second in the vote to win the sixth best of the year last season, and he made his debut with all 82 games (18 games) in 2024-25.
Florida’s products averaged 16.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 27.8 minutes of games while shooting 43%, a career-high 41.6%, outside the ARC.
According to basketball reference, Beasley scored 319 three-pointers, the most season in the history of the Pistons, and was second in the NBA, behind star guard Anthony Edwards of Minnesota Timberwolves.
On February 7, Detroit beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-112 at home, he scored a career-high 36 points (56.5%) in 13 of 23 shooting percentage, while Deep scored 9 innings (47.4%).
