Two former NBA lottery busts have found their home in the Chinese Basketball Association. Michael Beasley and Yi Jianlian were named the league's foreign MVP and domestic MVP, respectively, on Monday.
HoopsHype and Altius Culture (via Patrick Britton of the Score) highlighted the news.
Beasley, 27, averaged 31.9 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 blocks per game with the Shandong Golden Stars. The forward earned his second straight All-Star berth and received consecutive game MVP honors. His ascent helped push the Stars back to the playoffs, though they were swept by the Guangdong Southern Tigers in their first-round series.
ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported a number of NBA teams are currently monitoring Beasley for a potential late-season run stateside. Beasley, the No. 2 overall pick in 2008, last played for the Miami Heat in 2014-15. He averaged 8.8 points and 3.7 rebounds while appearing in 24 games, but Miami declined its team option for this season.
"I haven't talked to him, but I noticed," former Heat teammate Dwyane Wade said, per Cr ...
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Michael Beasley Named Foreign MVP, Yi Jianlian Named Domestic MVP of CBA
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