<!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/houston-rockets/rockets-news-kevin-durant-clowns-nba-fans-over-sports-betting-fails-amid-malik-beasley-probe');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets’ Kevin Durant clowns NBA fans over sports betting fails 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/Kevin-Durant_da4b81.jpg"></figure><h1>Rockets’ Kevin Durant clowns NBA fans over sports betting fails amid Malik Beasley probe</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T15:04:29-07:00">June 30th, 3:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T15:04:29-07:00">June 30th, 3:04pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-kevin-durant-trade-suns-jalen-green">Houston Rockets newest superstar, Kevin Durant</a>, gave an eye-opening statement on NBA fans’ sports betting fails <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-malik-beasley-under-investigation-gambling">amid the Malik Beasley probe</a>. The investigation into the Pistons’ shooting guard has renewed the conversation of gambling in sports as it continues to become more popular. Meanwhile, the future Hall of Famer is with a new team after two and a half years in Phoenix. The Houston Rockets are coming off a terrific second season under head coach Ime Udoka, and their championship window is officially open.</p><p>Even though he’s 36 years old, Kevin Durant is still a top 20 player in the league and capable of being part of a championship core. During his 17-year career, KD has witnessed sports gambling legalization in multiple states, giving fans a new stake in the NBA. Kevin Durant discussed sports betting and fan pressure in a recent event with FanDuel CEO Christian Genetski and sportscaster Kay Adams. The 15-time All-Star, who has shown a tendency sometimes to clown avid sports bettors over Twitter, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ar9Idz2hSc&amp;t=394s" rel="noopener">detailed the</a> pros and cons of the industry’s rise.</p><p>“I want to see you succeed in your sports betting, and a lot of people are just emotional when they put these sports bets in, and a lot of times they’re not doing the research. You should look at the matchups, the schedule, you know. So I’m just holding people accountable on Twitter. They enjoy it, it’s a part of the experience. Like I said, the fan and player experience. They get to get heckled by me.</p><p>I mean the experience has just gotten better and better for each fans. I mean the in-game experience, the teams are building incredible facilities to house these games. You get to be a part of the game by sports betting now. I mean just experience overall, it’s brought the fan closer to the court, to the field. It’s pros and cons to everything but it’s it’s added a lot of benefits to the game.”</p><p>Even with his social media tendencies, KD is a model pro who fits the DNA of this Rockets team. He will be joining a young Houston team composed of Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson. The two 22-year-olds are still a few years from their respective primes, but have already displayed their staggering upside throughout the 2024-2025 season.</p><p>The combination of KD and either of those two players in a potential pick-and-roll is just going to allow Thompson and Sengun to be in four-on-three situations off the short roll constantly. The offensive ceiling of this elite defensive team has been significantly raised, and the Rockets will enter the 2025-26 season as a serious threat to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s repeat.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets’ Kevin Durant clowns NBA fans over sports betting fails 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/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/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>

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