<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-detroit-free-agent-addition-malik-beasley-drama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons make free agent addition on wing amid Malik Beasley drama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_1742.jpeg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seeback-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pistons make free agent addition on wing amid Malik Beasley drama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T17:15:03-07:00">June 30th, 5:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T17:15:03-07:00">June 30th, 5:15pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the Detroit Pistons’ early NBA free agency plans was but on hold for the time being as free agent guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/bucks-news-malik-beasley-gambling-allegations-stem-milwaukee-tenure">Malik Beasley was recently named as a target in a league investigation into potential gambling</a>. While Beasley has not been charged with any crime at this point, it appears as if the Pistons acted quickly in free agency on the wing with Caris LeVert.</p><p>Caris LeVert and the Pistons <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1939829676349817031" rel="noopener">agreed to a two-year contract</a> in free agency, as per ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel. LeVert had finished last season with the Atlanta Hawks via trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers during last season’s trade deadline. The No. 20 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, LeVert is a potential replacement for Beasley should things not work out.</p><p>After joining the Hawks around midseason, LeVert appeared in 26 games at a little over 26 minutes per game. He averaged 14.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists with splits of 48.2 percent shooting from the field, 33.8 percent shooting from the three-point line and 72.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>For the past couple of seasons, LeVert has been a solid scoring option for teams off the bench, and that’s a likely role he’ll play for the Pistons. He’s averaged double digits in scoring in all but his rookie year in the NBA. His career-high in points per game came during the 2020-21 season when he played for the Indiana Pacers averaging 20.7 points.</p><p>In addition to the Hawks, Cavaliers and Pacers, LeVert has also played for the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets originally drafted LeVert, and he played there for about four and a half seasons before being traded to the Pacers.</p><p>Agreeing to terms with LeVert wasn’t the only move the Pistons made in the early goings of the free agency negotiation period. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-bball-paul-reed-returns-detroit-11-million-deal">Pistons also agreed to re-sign Paul Reed </a>on a two-year deal worth $11 million.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons make free agent addition on wing amid Malik Beasley drama

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-dennis-schroder-leaves-pistons-free-agency-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings steal Dennis Schroder from Pistons in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kings-news-Sacramento-steals-Dennis-Schroder-from-Pistons-with-28-million-free-agency-contract.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings steal Dennis Schroder from Pistons in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T16:40:38-07:00">June 30th, 4:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T16:40:38-07:00">June 30th, 4:40pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran point guard Dennis Schroder and the Sacramento Kings have are finalizing an agreement on contract in free agency, league sources told ClutchPoints on Monday evening.</p><p>Schroder, 31, had become a free-agent target for multiple contending teams around the league this offseason. Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-dennis-schroder-makes-declaration-before-free-agency">Schroder made it clear</a> he was seeking a new contract with the Detroit Pistons, who he had been traded to during the 2024-25 season, the organization wasn’t prepared to wait for him with other players available on the open market.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-dennis-schroder-lands-with-detroit-part-jimmy-butler-trade">Pistons acquired Schroder</a> from the Utah Jazz immediately after he was traded by the Golden State Warriors in a multi-team deal that sent All-Star forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jimmy-butler-heat-trade">Jimmy Butler to the Dubs</a>. Before going to Detroit or Utah, Schroder was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/nba-rumors-warriors-serious-pursuit-dennis-schroder-trade-with-nets">traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Warriors</a> for De’Anthony Melton, who had suffered a torn ACL, and three second-round picks.</p><p>No matter where he has been throughout his 12 years in the NBA, Schroder has been a productive factor for his team in the backcourt, either in or out of the starting lineup. During the 2019-20 season when he was with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Schroder <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/montrezl-harrell-kia-sixth-man-year-award-2019-20" rel="noopener">finished second in the voting</a> for Sixth Man of the Year to Montrezl Harrell.</p><p>In 75 combined games with the Nets, Warriors, and Pistons last season, Schroder averaged 13.1 points and 5.4 assists per game while shooting 40.6 percent from the floor and 34.2 percent from 3-point range. He will immediately become a contributing factor for the Kings, who have other questions to address this offseason outside of finding a lead guard in their backcourt.</p><p>The Kings, run by new GM Scott Perry, are operating with all doors open regarding the future of the franchise.</p><p>After missing the playoffs for the second straight year and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-trade-spurs-zach-lavine-kings">trading De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs</a>, the Kings are expected to make further changes to their roster. More specifically, DeMar DeRozan and Malik Monk continue to appear in trade rumors around the league.</p><p>Numerous teams have also called Sacramento to express interest in All-Star big man Domantas Sabonis, yet the Kings have not given any indications that they want to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/sources-domantas-sabonis-kings-future-raptors-trade-rumors">move on from their star big man</a>, sources said. Still, a lot of uncertainty surrounds his future with this organization.</p><p>By adding Schroder, the Kings are hopeful that he will help bridge some gaps that exist between Sabonis, Zach LaVine, and others on the roster. He has always been a solid presence in the backcourt, and Schroder is more than capable of leading his team’s offense at any speed.</p><p>The Kings will be the 10th different organization that Dennis Schroder has played for in the NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings steal Dennis Schroder from Pistons in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-bball-paul-reed-returns-detroit-11-million-deal');   ga('set', 'title', '‘BBall’ Paul Reed returns to Pistons on $11 million deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Detroit-Pistons-forward-Paul-Reed.jpg"><figcaption>Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>‘BBall’ Paul Reed returns to Pistons on $11 million deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T16:23:55-07:00">June 30th, 4:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T16:23:55-07:00">June 30th, 4:23pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With NBA free agency officially underway, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-pistons-hawks-leaders-steal-away-timberwolves-free-agent-nickeil-alexander-walker">Detroit Pistons hope to acquire</a> a team primed for a deeper playoff run. One step in maintaining success was the re-signing of Paul Reed. After playing for the club in the 2024-25 season, it appears he’ll be returning to the roster once again.</p><p>Reports indicate that “BBall” Paul is <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1939814788911309150" rel="noopener">returning to Detroit</a> after signing a two-year, $11 million contract, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. It’s a good deal that keeps the 26-year-old forward with the Pistons for another two seasons.</p><p>“Paul Reed is returning to the Pistons on a two-year $11 million deal, per Shams Charania.”</p><p>Reed, who spent the first four years of his career with the Philadelphia 76ers, proved to be a solid performer from the bench for Detroit last season. He’s not a consistent scorer, but he brings versatility and athleticism to the frontcourt while playing defense decently well. “BBall” Paul Reed ended the 2024-25 campaign, averaging 4.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game while shooting 50.7% from the floor and 76.2% from the free-throw line.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-kendrick-perkins-urges-pistons-to-make-huge-giannis-antetokounmpo-splash">Pistons made the playoffs</a> for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Unfortunately, it ended quickly, as Detroit was bounced out in the first round by the New York Knicks after losing the series 4-2. At the very least, the team showed some fight, and the playoff appearance gives the front office a chance to find more players to continue improving the roster.</p><p>With Paul Reed locked up for the next two seasons, the Pistons can focus on possible bigger signings. It’s also in the realm of possibilities for Detroit to make a trade or two this offseason, in the hopes of finding more talent to build around superstar point guard Cade Cunningham. Look for this franchise to be hot in the rumor mill, as the organization aims for bigger things down the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘BBall’ Paul Reed returns to Pistons on $11 million deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-malik-beasley-first-post-gambling-investigation-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons G Malik Beasley’s first social media post after gambling investigation revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Malik-Beasley.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pistons G Malik Beasley’s first social media post after gambling investigation revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T11:12:22-07:00">June 30th, 11:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T11:12:22-07:00">June 30th, 11:12am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A major wrinkle got thrown into <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-free-agency-target-malik-beasley-gambling-investigation">Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley’s impending free agency</a> on Sunday when it was reported that the sharpshooter is being investigated for gambling on NBA games. All of a sudden, one of the league’s breakout players in 2024-25 and one of the best players on the market this offseason as in a world of trouble.</p><p>While the investigation is still ongoing and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-malik-beasley-under-investigation-gambling">Beasley denied all of the allegations</a> against him, he is still working in the gym. He proved a much with his <a href="https://x.com/AJohnsonNBA/status/1939721248881393778" rel="noopener">first social media post</a> since the investigation went public, where he is in the gym with a Pistons shirt on.</p><p>Beasley was likely going to return to the Pistons before this turn of events, but now teams will likely wait until the investigation concludes before making a move to bring him in.</p><p>Beasley had the best season of his career in 2024-25 and emerged as one of the most lethal shooters in basketball. He played in all 82 games, starting 18 of them for the Pistons, and scored 16.3 points per game.</p><p>From start to finish last season, the Florida State product was one of the most high-volume snipers in basketball. For the season, he knocked down 41.6% of his 3-pointers while taking more than nine of them per game, so opposing defenses were forced to respect him every time he was on the court.</p><p>The presence of someone like Beasley certainly made things easier on the young players in Detroit last season, Specifically Cade Cunningham. Cunningham had the best season of his young career, and there’s no question that part of that stems from the extra space that Beasley provides on the court.</p><p>It seemed as if Beasley found a home in Detroit after bouncing around the NBA for much of his career, but this investigation throws a wrench into things. However, if his latest post is any indication, he is still committed to the Pistons even as a free agent.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons G Malik Beasley’s first social media post after gambling investigation revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-bill-simmons-breaks-down-free-agency-plans-malik-beasley-probe');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bill Simmons breaks down Pistons’ free agency plans amid Malik Beasley probe');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Bill-Simmons-breaks-down-Pistons-free-agency-plans-amid-Malik-Beasley-probe.jpg"><figcaption>© Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bill Simmons breaks down Pistons’ free agency plans amid Malik Beasley probe</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T10:58:11-07:00">June 30th, 10:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T12:32:12-07:00">June 30th, 12:32pm</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons’ offseason likely has not gone according to plan primarily because <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-malik-beasley-under-investigation-gambling">Malik Beasley is under federal investigation for allegations of gambling.</a></p><p>ESPN reported on Sunday that federal authorities are investigating Beasley, who played this past season with the Pistons, for allegations related to the 2023-24 season, when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/bucks-news-malik-beasley-gambling-allegations-stem-milwaukee-tenure">he played for the Milwaukee Bucks</a>. Beasley and Detroit had reportedly been negotiating a three-year $42 million contract, which has effectively been put on ice while the investigation plays out.</p><p>As a result, the Pistons have money to spend this offseason that they otherwise would not have had if they re-signed Beasley like they reportedly planned. And Bill Simmons thinks that makes Detroit <a href="https://youtu.be/XQjXScGWcS8?t=1118" rel="noopener">very, very interesting as</a> free agency approaches.</p><p>“Now Detroit is going to have like $17 million, and then if they can trade some contracts, they can probably get to 20 [million], maybe even 25 [million] if someone took [Simone] Fontecchio. And all of a sudden, they’re probably the biggest suitor out of all these dudes,” Simmons said on his podcast.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Simmons specifically <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/nba-rumors-hawks-poised-beat-out-pistons-coveted-timberwolves-free-agent">mentioned Nickeil Alexander-Walker</a> <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-ty-jerome-suitors-expected-cavs-exit">and Ty Jerome</a> as well as Dorian Finney-Smith and Guerschon Yabusele as potential fits for the Pistons’ roster and cap situation.</p><p>Alexander-Walker just completed a two-year, $9 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves and would seem in line for a pay bump, possibly even to the nontaxpayer midlevel exception of $14.1 million.</p><p>Jerome, despite a rough postseason, is also likely due for an upgrade in his new deal; he made $2.56 million last year while averaging a career-high 12.5 points with 43.9% 3-point shooting.</p><p>Detroit, while almost certainly blindsided by the situation, has the potential to take a leap next season. After improving their record by 30 wins and finishing sixth in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons could realistically vault into the top four in the East in 2025-26, especially with the major injuries that will affect the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, and Indiana Pacers.</p><p>The brightest star in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/ad5809ca/cade-cunningham">Detroit is undoubtedly Cade Cunningham</a>, who broke through this past season for his first All-Star and All-NBA selection. He averaged 26.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 9.1 assists at age 23. The Pistons are also expected to get back Jaden Ivey, who was the Pistons’ second-leading scorer before suffering a broken left fibula in December.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bill Simmons breaks down Pistons’ free agency plans amid Malik Beasley probe

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/atlanta-hawks/nba-rumors-hawks-poised-beat-out-pistons-coveted-timberwolves-free-agent');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Hawks poised to beat out Pistons for coveted Timberwolves free agent');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Wolves_-bench.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Hawks poised to beat out Pistons for coveted Timberwolves free agent</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T08:43:28-07:00">June 30th, 8:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T08:44:27-07:00">June 30th, 8:44am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When following the devastating rash of injuries that flooded the Eastern Conference during the 2025 NBA playoffs, there were a few teams that immediately stood out as emerging contenders who could capitalize on the massive misfortune. Despite boasting an intriguing core, the Atlanta Hawks were not one of them. However, they are now forcing the public to rethink how it views the franchise’s current place in the NBA hierarchy.</p><p>Onsi Saleh is making moves in his first year as general manager, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/why-hawks-made-right-choice-kristaps-porzingis-trade">acquiring Kristaps Porzingis</a> in a three-team trade and stunningly acquiring a 2026 first-round pick from the New Orleans Pelicans while also moving down to select versatile wing Asa Newell in the NBA Draft. His ambition is expected to carry over into free agency. Atlanta has its eye on <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-freshest-and-hottest-nba?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=167147450&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">an impactful role player</a> who is commanding a good amount of interest around the league.</p><p>“The Hawks are now being more frequently projected by rival teams as the team in pole position — ahead of Detroit — to acquire Nickeil Alexander-Walker in a potential sign-and-trade deal with Minnesota,” Marc Stein and Jake Fischer report. “The Hawks can comfortably absorb Alexander-Walker into their $25.3 million traded player exception that was created a year ago when Dejounte Murray was shipped to New Orleans.”</p><h2><b>How would Nickeil-Alexander Walker fit with Hawks?</b></h2><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves are solidifying their frontcourt by re-signing both Julius Randle and Naz Reid, which means financial sacrifices will have to made elsewhere. Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reported over the weekend that Atlanta was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-pistons-hawks-leaders-steal-away-timberwolves-free-agent-nickeil-alexander-walker">gaining momentum in the Alexander-Walker sweepstakes</a>, and that development is only intensifying as the free agent feeding frenzy quickly approaches.</p><p>Detroit desperately seeks a contingency plan amid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-free-agency-target-malik-beasley-gambling-investigation">the Malik Beasley gambling investigation</a>, so the Hawks will have fierce competition for the 3-and-D wing’s services. That might not be an issue for Onsi Saleh, however, given the proactive mindset he is clearly operating with this summer. Although Alexander-Walker has sometimes gotten lost in the shuffle in Minnesota, he fits Atlanta’s evolving identity and addresses the team’s biggest weaknesses.</p><p>The 26-year-old Canadian, who is the cousin of 2025 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-2025-finals-mvp">NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander</a>, posted 9.4 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 38.1 percent from 3-point range in 25.3 minutes per contest last season. He has also proven to be a highly capable defender during the first six years of his professional career. The Hawks shot just 35.8 percent from distance in 2024-25, ranking 18th in the league, and were bottom-five in points allowed and opponents’ field goal and 3-point shooting percentage.</p><p>Theoretically, those numbers should improve if Nickeil Alexander-Walker joins the squad. Regardless of who Atlanta decides to pursue with its trade exception, this organization is clearly intent on establishing itself as a team to watch in the ever-changing Eastern landscape.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Hawks poised to beat out Pistons for coveted Timberwolves free agent

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-pistons-weighing-run-heat-sharpshooter-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Pistons ‘weighing run’ at Heat sharpshooter in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Clint-Capela_692dc1.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Pistons ‘weighing run’ at Heat sharpshooter in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T07:57:58-07:00">June 30th, 7:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T07:58:29-07:00">June 30th, 7:58am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons received some rough news on Sunday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-malik-beasley-under-investigation-gambling">Pistons guard Malik Beasley is under a federal investigation</a> related to alleged prop bets and wager on NBA games. Now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-rumors-detroit-gauging-trade-market-malik-beasley-investigation">Detroit is exploring all options, including the trade market</a>, to find a player who could come in and help.</p><p>The Pistons are reportedly <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-freshest-and-hottest-nba?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=167147450&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">interested in going after</a> Heat forward Duncan Robinson, per Marc Stein and Jake Fischer on The Stein Line on Substack.</p><p>“The Pistons, meanwhile, are likewise said to be weighing a run at Miami’s Duncan Robinson to potentially fill their sudden need for shooting in addition to the interest in LeVert,” Stein and Fischer wrote. “Robinson opted Sunday to bypass his $19.9 million player option for next season, but the move was made, sources said, with the expectation that the Heat and Robinson would work together on a new deal or pursue his exit via sign-and-trade.”</p><p>Speaking of LeVert, NBA insider Grant Afseth reported on Sunday that “(Caris) LeVert is <a href="https://rg.org/news/basketball/pistons-pivot-from-malik-beasley-amid-federal-gambling-probe" rel="noopener">trending toward ending up</a> with the Pistons.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-duncan-robinson-makes-20-million-contract-decision-amid-trade-rumors">Robinson recently declined his $20 million early termination option</a> with the Heat. He will be a free agent and could sign Miami or a different team like Detroit.</p><p>The 31-year-old is no longer in his prime, but he is still a useful player. He logged 11 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game in 2024-25 while averaging 24.1 minutes per game.</p><p>Robinson could be a solid addition for the Pistons.</p><h2><b>How Malik Beasley gambling probe will impact Pistons this offseason</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/742740446-malik-beasley-grizzlies.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Malik Beasley’s gambling probe creates problems for the Pistons this offseason.</p><p>The Pistons now have to reimagine their offseason plans now that Beasley’s gambling probe clouds the future.</p><p>Detroit was set to sign Beasley to a new contract, rumored to be <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45608949/sources-pistons-malik-beasley-subject-federal-gambling-probe" rel="noopener">worth as much as $42 million</a> over three years. Now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/ranking-4-best-malik-beasley-free-agency-destinations-if-he-leaves-pistons">Beasley’s future is a complete unknown</a>.</p><p>Beasley made a brief response to the allegations through his lawyer.</p><p>“An investigation is not a charge,” Beasley’s attorney Steve Haney said, per ESPN. “Malik is afforded the same right of the presumption of innocence as anyone else under the U.S. constitution. As of now he has not been charged with anything.”</p><p>Beasley is widely regarded as one of the top free agents on the market this offseason. As such, the entire NBA will be watching this situation closely throughout the summer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Pistons ‘weighing run’ at Heat sharpshooter in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-rumors-detroit-gauging-trade-market-malik-beasley-investigation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons rumors: Detroit gauging trade market amid Malik Beasley investigation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pistons-Malik-Beasley.jpg"><figcaption>© Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pistons rumors: Detroit gauging trade market amid Malik Beasley investigation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T12:50:48-07:00">June 29th, 12:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T12:51:12-07:00">June 29th, 12:51pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons got hit with some very bad news on Sunday, as news broke that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-malik-beasley-under-investigation-gambling">guard Malik Beasley is under a federal investigation</a>. Beasley is being investigated in a gambling probe, over alleged prop bets and NBA games. As a result, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-free-agency-target-malik-beasley-gambling-investigation">Pistons are looking at the trade market</a> for a player who might be able to come in and help them.</p><p>The club i<a href="https://x.com/MikeAScotto/status/1939371255733305723" rel="noopener">s gauging the trade market</a> on Pistons player Simone Fontecchio, per Hoops Hype. The Pistons are reportedly looking to free up some cap space that would allow them to chase some other players, including Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Fontecchio is someone that the Pistons would reportedly not mind losing.</p><p>Detroit was in talks with Beasley about signing a contract extension, but those talks stalled in light of the U.S. District Attorney’s investigation. That investigation is ongoing. No other Pistons players <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45608949/sources-pistons-malik-beasley-subject-federal-gambling-probe" rel="noopener">have been mentioned</a> as possible targets in the probe.</p><p>“An investigation is not a charge,” Beasley’s attorney, Steve Haney, told ESPN. “Malik is afforded the same right of the presumption of innocence as anyone else under the U.S. Constitution. As of now he has not been charged with anything.”</p><p>Beasley is set to become a free agent. If the Pistons do lose Beasley, they will have to replace one of the best three-point shooters in the NBA. Beasley made more than 41 percent of his three-point attempts last year.</p><h2><b>Pistons are trying to move forward following this gambling probe</b></h2><p>Detroit was in discussions with Beasley on a possible three-year contract extension, that would have paid him more than $40 million. Now, the team has to completely shift gears.</p><p>Fontecchio averaged about six points and three rebounds for the Pistons this past season. He appeared in 75 regular season games. The Italian forward came to Detroit during the 2023-24 campaign.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-cade-cunningham-eligible-269-million-deal-all-nba-selection">The Pistons are coming off a solid year</a>. Detroit made the NBA Playoffs, but lost in their first series to the New York Knicks. That was a vast improvement on the year before, when Detroit had one of the worst seasons in franchise history.</p><p>This past season was the first time since 2019 that the Pistons made the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons rumors: Detroit gauging trade market amid Malik Beasley investigation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/pistons-news-free-agency-target-malik-beasley-gambling-investigation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons rumors: Top free agency target emerges amid Malik Beasley gambling investigation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Beasley-vs-the-Heat.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pistons rumors: Top free agency target emerges amid Malik Beasley gambling investigation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T12:40:28-07:00">June 29th, 12:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T12:40:28-07:00">June 29th, 12:40pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, it was reported by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-malik-beasley-under-investigation-gambling">Detroit Pistons shooting guard</a> Malik Beasley was under federal investigation for possible involvement in gambling activities during the 2023-24 season. The news comes just hours before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/bucks-news-malik-beasley-gambling-allegations-stem-milwaukee-tenure">Beasley is slated</a> to hit free agency this summer and may severely complicate that process.</p><p>Regardless of the gambling probe, Beasley was expected to have several suitors beyond the Pistons in this free agency period, which could open up a vacancy in the backcourt off the bench for Detroit.</p><p>Recently, NBA insider Grant Afseth reported on <a href="https://rg.org/news/basketball/pistons-pivot-from-malik-beasley-amid-federal-gambling-probe" rel="noopener">a possible name</a> who could fill that void.</p><p>“(Caris) LeVert is trending toward ending up with the Pistons,” reported Afseth on RG.org.</p><p>LeVert started last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks at the deadline. There, LeVert put together a solid stretch of play down the season for the Hawks and is expected to have multiple suitors on the free agent market this summer.</p><p>If the Pistons do indeed end up not bringing back Beasley (for whatever reason that may be), LeVert would certainly be a great alternative.</p><h2><b>A big summer for the Pistons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pistons-news-Cade-Cunningham-eligible-for-269-million-deal-after-All-NBA-selection.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Pistons were the biggest success story in the NBA last year, more than tripling their win total from the 2023-24 season and working their way into the NBA playoffs, where they gave the New York Knicks all they could handle in a first round series.</p><p>The Pistons are now looking for ways to take the next step and continue to build around Cade Cunningham as he climbs the NBA ranks.</p><p>Beasley was a large part of the Pistons’ resurgence in 2024-25, leading the NBA in three-pointers made and finishing as a finalist for the Sixth Man of the Year award.</p><p>Beasley was one of several veterans, including Tim Hardaway Jr. and Tobias Harris, who made a strong impact on Detroit’s success a year ago, and losing him would certainly hurt.</p><p>However, as far as consolation prizes go, Caris LeVert may be just what the doctor ordered.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons rumors: Top free agency target emerges amid Malik Beasley gambling investigation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/bucks-news-malik-beasley-gambling-allegations-stem-milwaukee-tenure');   ga('set', 'title', 'Malik Beasley gambling allegations stem from Bucks tenure');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Beasley-vs-the-Raptors.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Malik Beasley gambling allegations stem from Bucks tenure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T11:14:07-07:00">June 29th, 11:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T11:14:07-07:00">June 29th, 11:14am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, the NBA world received a jolt when it was revealed that Detroit Pistons shooting guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-malik-beasley-under-investigation-gambling">Malik Beasley was under investigation</a> by the NBA for potential involvement in gambling on games and prop bets. Now, the latest intel shows that the period of Beasley’s career under investigation occurred when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-malik-beasley-share-moment">he was a member of the Milwaukee Bucks</a> last season.</p><p>“At least one prominent U.S. sportsbook detected unusually heavy betting interest on Beasley’s statistics beginning around January 2024,” reported ESPN’s Shams Charania, citing a report from David Purdum.</p><p>One game in particular that <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45608949/sources-pistons-malik-beasley-subject-federal-gambling-probe" rel="noopener">caught the attention</a> of federal investigators was a game between the Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers in late January of that year.</p><p>“The odds on Beasley recording fewer than 2.5 rebounds moved significantly at sportsbooks before the game, shortening from around +120 to around -250 due to a surge of action on the under,” reported Charania. “Beasley finished with six rebounds, and the bets that were deemed unusual lost.”</p><p>Beasley’s attorney has since spoken on his client’s behalf.</p><p>“An investigation is not a charge,” he said, per ESPN. “Malik is afforded the same right of the presumption of innocence as anyone else under the U.S. Constitution. As of now he has not been charged with anything.”</p><h2><b>A huge developing story</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/742740455-malik-beasley-hangin-on-rim.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Gambling has been a hot topic of debate in the NBA world over the last few years, with former Toronto Raptors big man Jontay Porter finding himself as the poster child for what happens when the league catches you participating in betting on games.</p><p>Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier has also come under investigation but nothing has come of that since it was announced.</p><p>Beasley had a relatively down year with the Bucks in 2023-24 but was resurgent in 2024-25 with the Pistons, becoming one of the leading candidates for the league’s Sixth Man of the Year trophy.</p><p>At this point, the investigation is ongoing, and as Beasley’s attorney mentioned, no charges have been filed.</p><p>Beasley is slated to hit free agency beginning in a few days, and it remains to be seen how the investigation may affect that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Malik Beasley gambling allegations stem from Bucks tenure

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-pistons-hawks-leaders-steal-away-timberwolves-free-agent-nickeil-alexander-walker');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Pistons, Hawks the leaders to steal away Timberwolves free agent');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Timberwolves-Nickeil-Alexander-Walker.jpg"><figcaption>Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Pistons, Hawks the leaders to steal away Timberwolves free agent</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T10:40:05-07:00">June 29th, 10:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T12:30:34-07:00">June 29th, 12:30pm</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With NBA free agency set to open on June 30, a number of teams will be looking to make improvements to their rosters. One of the most underrated assets on the market is none other than <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-rumors-hawks-clippers-nickeil-alexander-walker-free-agency-suitors">Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker</a>.</p><p>Walker has been linked to multiple teams already as he enters unrestricted free agency after the conclusion of his two-year, $9 million deal. Among them are the Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons, currently <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-lots-more-of-the-latest" rel="noopener">considered to be the frontrunners</a> for his signature, per The Stein Line’s Jake Fischer. ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-latest-warriors-jonathan-kuminga-nba-free-agency-intel" rel="noopener">reported Saturday</a> the Hawks as a top suitor. The Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic, and the San Antonio Spurs have also been linked to NAW. </p><p>The news comes after the Timberwolves recently handed a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/timberwolves-news-naz-reid-125-million-contract-minnesota">five-year, $125 million extension to Naz Reid</a>. Sunday also brought news that Julius Randle will remain in Minnesota on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/minnesota-timberwolves/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-100-million-contract-naz-reid-bonanza">three-year, $100 million deal</a>. </p><h2><b>Timberwolves’ financial crunch means NAW expected to leave</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Minnesota-Timberwolves-guard-Nickeil-Alexander-Walker.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>With Reid and Randle locked up on new long-term deals, bringing back Nickeil Alexander-Walker is looking more and more unlikely. Thus, Alexander-Walker continues to attract interest from teams that can offer him a better deal.</p><p>This puts the Pistons in prime position also because they earlier failed to sign Naz Reid and have flexibility to make a move. Plus, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-malik-beasley-under-investigation-gambling">Malik Beasley gambling investigation</a> could mean they need more help at guard. The Hawks, meanwhile, have a $25 million trade exception they could use to acquire NAW in a sign-and-trade. </p><p>A bidding war can be expected to break out for Alexander-Walker in free agency. Alexander-Walker started just 10 games in the regular season, averaging 9.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in an average of 25.3 minutes on court per game. However, he did catch the eye in the postseason, scoring 60 points in the first four games of the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder Thunder, the majority of which he guarded Shai-Gilgeous Alexander.</p><p>NAW has also shot over 39% from 3-point range over the past three seasons. He is a reliable 3-and-D player who will tempt other teams to make offers in the coming days.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Pistons, Hawks the leaders to steal away Timberwolves free agent

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Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A player for the Detroit Pistons is facing some troubling allegations. Pistons guard Malik Beasley is being investigated by a U.S. District Attorney for <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939352180684669436" rel="noopener">alleged gambling</a>, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Sources tell ESPN the gambling allegations are related to alleged prop bets, as well as NBA games.</p><p>“Serious development surrounding one of the top NBA free agents,” Charania wrote.</p><p>No further information about the probe is being released at this time. The Pistons <a href="https://twitter.com/CotyDavis_24/status/1939358414720946193?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" rel="noopener">did acknowledge</a> that Beasley is being investigated, per The Detroit News. Detroit is deferring any comment on the situation to the NBA.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-malik-beasley-claims-best-shooter-in-world-after-game-6-loss">Beasley spent this past season with the Pistons</a>, where he averaged more than 16 points a game. He shot better than 41 percent from three-point range. This past campaign was his first in Detroit, after playing for several other clubs.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/knicks-news-tom-thibodeau-karl-anthony-towns-admission-after-series-vs-pistons">The Pistons lost to the New York Knicks</a> in this year’s NBA Playoffs. Beasley scored in double figures in five of the series’ six games.</p><h2><b>Malik Beasley is responding to these allegations</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/ranking-4-best-malik-beasley-free-agency-destinations-if-he-leaves-pistons">Beasley was in talks with the Pistons for a new contract</a>, worth as much as possibly $42 million for three years. Those talks are <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45608949/sources-pistons-malik-beasley-subject-federal-gambling-probe" rel="noopener">now put on hold</a> due to this probe, per ESPN.</p><p>Beasley is responding to these allegations through his lawyer.</p><p>“An investigation is not a charge,” Beasley’s attorney Steve Haney said, per ESPN. “Malik is afforded the same right of the presumption of innocence as anyone else under the U.S. constitution. As of now he has not been charged with anything.”</p><p>The Pistons will clearly be monitoring the situation closely, as will other NBA teams. Beasley is an NBA veteran who played all 82 regular season games this past year for Detroit. He also was one of the most lethal three-point shooters in the NBA this last season.</p><p>Beasley is also considered one of the best NBA free agents on the market.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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