Welcome to the “breakfast club”! This is what Malik Beasley wishes his young teammates in Detroit who want to treat themselves to an additional shooting session, before traditional training.
“ I'm just showing my work ethic. I teach these guys the good, the bad, the ugly and what you get out of it “, delivers the back at Sports Keedawho sees an opportunity to be a leader with the Pistons and “ change the culture “.
His “club”? “ Now the guys are coming more and more. I don't tell them to come. They see my work. When they get off the bus, they see me already sweating from the shooting session. They're like, 'Damn, he's trying so hard!' », Reports the 28-year-old veteran.
Cade Cunningham was the first to join him, “ then Jaden (Ivey) then Tim (Hardaway Jr.), then Tobias (Harris) »… « Jaden asked me why I could put 3-pointers in catch-and-shoot and my 3-pointers in pull-up “, he uses as an example.
The young Pistons are in a good school with the former shooter from the Bucks, Lakers or Jazz. This one says it converts up to 400 winning baskets on a match day. “ So 400 times 82 is more than anyone. Work always pays », recalls the man who, with 41.6% success this season, signs his best career mark.
Don't be afraid of missing out
To the point of positioning himself for the next 3-point shooting competition, in which he had already participated last year (finishing last): the NBA contacted him, and he gave his approval for possible participation.
Malik Beasley, who averages more than 16 points coming off the Pistons bench, recalls that he never loses confidence in his shooting. He claims to have experienced three evenings this year at 2/10 by far. “ Then the next match, I was at 4/5, 6/11 and 7/8 », notes the imprecise rear because his stats lines do not confirm it.
But the important thing is the message: “ You keep shooting, there's nothing to do. The shooters shoot. You can't be discouraged by the fans. A few games ago I took the most shots in my career (editor’s note: 7/19 against Jazz). My 'old me' would have been scared to shoot more because I was failing. But it brought us back into the match. »
The person concerned, who would be invited into the race for the 6th man of the year trophy if Detroit won a little more, boasts a work ethic which differentiates him from the others.
“ Many people don't work and don't do the extra work. How many guys don't come to work before the shooting session? It is not obligatory. But that's what separates me from these guys. What separates me from an elite shooter? I'm not a future Hall of Famer, but I am a shooting Hall of Famer. », he finishes.
| Malik Beasley | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 22 | 8 | 45.2 | 32.1 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 62 | 9 | 41.0 | 34.1 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 81 | 23 | 47.4 | 40.2 | 84.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.3 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 55 | 22 | 42.5 | 38.8 | 81.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.2 |
| 2019-20 * | DEN | 41 | 18 | 38.9 | 36.0 | 86.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.9 |
| 2019-20 * | MIN | 14 | 33 | 47.2 | 42.6 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 20.7 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 37 | 33 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 85.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 19.6 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 79 | 25 | 39.1 | 37.7 | 81.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.1 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 81 | 26 | 39.5 | 35.7 | 76.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.7 |
| 2022-23 * | UTH | 55 | 27 | 39.6 | 35.9 | 84.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 13.4 |
| 2022-23 * | LAL | 26 | 24 | 39.2 | 35.3 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| 2023-24 | MIL | 79 | 30 | 44.3 | 41.3 | 71.4 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 30 | 29 | 43.3 | 41.6 | 70.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 16.6 |
| Total | 525 | 23 | 42.5 | 38.7 | 79.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
