Malik Beasley was a free agent looking to re-sign a three-year, $42 million contract with the Detroit Pistons before he was named in a federal investigation about an NBA gambling scandal.
Beasley’s attorneys stated that he was cleared of any wrongdoing in the federal case in August. Beasley is still under investigation by the NBA related to suspicious prop bets placed during the 2023-24 season. Despite the issues, he has found a place to play basketball this season.
Beasley, 29, reportedly signed a deal to play in Puerto Rico for the Santurce Crabbers, a team owned by Grammy Award-winning and Super Bowl 60 performing artist Bad Bunny, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Beasley, an Atlanta native, was drafted out of Florida State by the Denver Nuggets with the 19th pick in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft.
Playing nine NBA seasons for the Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and Pistons, Beasley averaged 11.7 points on 42.6% field goal shooting, including 39.1% from deep in 23.8 minutes.
Beasley’s last game played was for the Pistons during the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks. He scored 20 points on 6-for-13 from three, and hit both free throw attempts, but Detroit lost after Beasley fumbled a pass from Cade Cunningham out of bounds with less than a second left in an elimination game.
The Crabbers’ season begins in March.