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Malik Beasley Nearing Partizan Belgrade Deal for Rest of Season, Reports Say

An unresolved gambling investigation has frozen his NBA free agency after a breakout year in Detroit.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets cite Nova.rs reporting that Beasley is in advanced talks on a rest-of-season contract with Partizan Belgrade worth about $2 million and lacking an NBA opt-out.
  • He remains under a federal EDNY gambling investigation and a separate NBA review, though he was not named in October indictments tied to related cases.
  • A reported three-year, $42 million agreement with the Pistons collapsed in June after the probe became public, leaving him unsigned into December.
  • Beasley played all 82 games for Detroit in 2024–25, averaging 16.3 points, shooting 41.3% from three, and finishing runner-up for Sixth Man of the Year.
  • Partizan competes in the EuroLeague and ABA League and features former NBA players, as European and Chinese teams show strong interest and some NBA clubs monitor his status.