Michael Beasley: 'I've been playing out of position my whole career'

Michael Beasley: "Everybody played me as a four because of college, but I’ve been playing out of position my whole career. You play me at the one, two, or three, and I’m bigger, better on defense. Now I’ve got somebody to play pick-and-roll with. I could’ve [expletive] up the pick-and-roll game with Kyle O'Quinn and Kristaps Porzingis. But Jeff Hornacek was on the hot seat, and Porzingis didn’t really know how to play good, winning basketball. That [expletive] was trash, man."

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Michael Beasley: "When I got to the NBA, I didn’t take lifting weights or taking care of my body as seriously as I should’ve. Now that I’m older, I realize if I don’t lift right or stretch right, my back starts hurting. You know what I’m saying? And I feel that now. -via YouTube / September 24, 2024

Even NBA super-agent Rich Paul, who represents some of the biggest names in the game, weighed in on Beasley's NBA absence. "Michael Beasley is probably one of the most talented guys to ever touch a basketball," Paul said. "But talent also have to be able to value infrastructure too. And I know Michael Beasley personally, and he is a good dude. And I'm sure if he had the opportunity to do it all over again, he would take a different approach." -via Basketball Network / September 20, 2024

"Like, I feel like people that stan Michael Jordan as the GOAT, like no disrespect, but y'all just holding on to old feelings, you know what I'm saying? Like, (LeBron) got 40,000 right now and counting. Yeah, and dog, you seen his resume. Bro, you think we take care of our body as the top four, you know?" -via YouTube / June 26, 2024

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