The Houston Rockets will be the latest NBA team to take a flier on Michael Beasley, reportedly agreeing to terms with the former No. 2 overall pick Wednesday on a deal that will run the remainder of the season, per the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan Feigen and ESPN.com's Marc Stein.
The Rockets had an open roster spot for Beasley after waiving backup point guard Ty Lawson on Tuesday, per NBA.com.
CBSSports.com's Zach Harper argued essentially swapping Lawson for Beasley is a somewhat odd move:
ESPN.com's Calvin Watkins noted Beasley does have some experience with Houston's interim head coach, J.B. Bickerstaff:
Beasley recently arrived back in the United States following a spell in the Chinese Basketball Association. In 40 games with the Shandong Golden Stars, the 27-year-old averaged 31.9 points, 13.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists a night, per RealGM. He also shot an impressive 37.1 percent from three-point range.
On Feb. 23, Stein reported a number of NBA teams were considering signing Beasley for the home stretch of the regular season.
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