On August 9, Beijing time, in the Game of the Portland Trail Blazers against the Charlotte Hornets, three players in the Trail Blazers lineup attracted the attention of Chinese fans. They are Michael Beasley, Faried and Mudiay.
All three of them started, with Beasley having 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, and the stats were very comprehensive. Faried had eight points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Mudiel contributed 4 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.
Because all three of them have come to the CBA to play, so Chinese fans call them the "CBA veteran big three", in addition, these three people are not generalists, but for various reasons, they eventually fell to the point of no ball to play.
Beasley is the oldest of the three, but only 32 years old, still in the prime of the year of playing, an athlete. Beasley is a talented player who was already known throughout the United States in high school, on a par with Derrick Rose' fame. In the 2008 draft, the Bulls won Rose with a big pick, and the Heat got Beasley with a pick-up sign. The fates of the two men were changed.
Rose was cultivated by the Bulls as an absolute core, but Beasley was not even a second in charge of the Heat, and in the rookie season, Beasley only started 19 games, in 24.8 minutes of playing time, he could get 13.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 47.2% from the field and 40.7% from three-point range, fully adapting to the intensity of the NBA.
In the 09-10 season, Beasley sat firmly in the starting lineup, but as the Heat formed the Big Three, he was abandoned by the Heat in his third season and traded to the Timberwolves. He then became the Timberwolves' first attacker, averaging 19.2 points per game. However, he suffered an injury. The Timberwolves began to cultivate Rubio and Love, and Beasley was no longer the core choice. If he can be cultivated as a core, his career may be very high.
Of course, Beasley fell not only because he didn't go to a good team. It was his family education, the environment in which he was exposed, that made him degenerate and even be diagnosed with drug use. In this way, Beasley began a wandering career, playing for the Heat, Lakers, Bucks, Suns, Rockets, as well as the CBA Shandong team and Guangdong team, although it was still in the year of playing, but it was no longer able to get a stable contract.
In the 20-21 Summer League, Beasley appeared in the Trail Blazers' roster, competing with the 18-, 19-20-year-olds to show the team owners that he was competitive and wanted to win an NBA contract.
Beasley and Durant are good friends who grew up together, the two people met at the age of 11, they are also talented, they killed everyone in high school, and even Beasley's talent, even Durant can't compare, but Beasley wasted his talent, bad training, no desire to win, etc., all of which made him drift away from the superstar players.
When Durant and the Nets renewed their contracts early for $198 million for 4 years, Beasley was still in the summer league, working hard for a contract, which was somewhat regrettable.
However, in the top five rookies of the class of 2008, Rose fell from the superstar due to serious injuries and became a star. O.J. Mayo also left the NBA early because of drugs. Although Love has won the championship with James, he is currently suffering from injuries and depression. Only Westbrook mixed well, averaging a triple-double for three consecutive seasons, leaving a record in history.
Seeing Beasley's efforts, I really hope that he can get an NBA contract, prove his ability again, and can provide value for a team, as long as his mentality is flat and focused on playing.