The high-scoring guard may now have a path to return to the Pistons
Last season, former Pistons guard Malik Beasley enjoyed a resurgence in Detroit as the shooting guard became a key scorer along Detroit’s playoff run. Since the 2024-25 campaign ended, Beasley has found himself embroiled in a string of off-the-court discrepancies, and he notably made headlines last month after he was publicly evicted and ousted from his Detroit apartment complex, The Stott.
Around that same time, Beasley became the subject of a federal gambling investigation, so problems quickly mounted for nine-year NBA veteran, but it appears that a tide may have turned for Beasley, who averaged 16.3 points per game for the Pistons a season ago.
According to Robert Snell of the Detroit News, Beasley has settled the legal proceedings with The Stott and repaid his balance, a figure which checked in north of $38,000 per various reports. With this issue resolved, Beasley is in “good standing” with his apartment complex, and he reportedly has been cleared in the gambling probe as well.
Could this Beasley development pave the way for a Pistons return?
Now that the 6-4, 187-pounder has resolved these obstacles, it is now more realistic to visualize a future where Beasley is suiting up for the Pistons once again. In his first season with Detroit last year, Beasley played in a league-high 82 regular season games, and his metronomic consistency helped him to find a scoring groove on the wing. As a whole, the Pistons posted a 30-win improvement from the 2023-24 season. Beasley shot over 40% from long-range in that resurgence, and he provided some offensive firepower on a squad missing the scoring contribution of an injured Jaden Ivey.
Now, the Pistons were active over the offseason and acquired a pair of Michigan Wolverines in Caris LeVert and Duncan Robinson, so Detroit brought in what could be perceived as a contingency plan if Beasley were to permanently depart from the organization.
However, Beasley played a pivotal role for Detroit and built up a good deal of chemistry with his teammates amid the Pistons’ first-round exit to the Knicks, so the incentive to bring back the suddenly less-controversial guard is apparent.
It is unclear whether the Pistons will offer a path for Beasley to return to the squad. Detroit will open its season on Monday, Oct. 6 at Memphis in the FedEx Forum.
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