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Malik Beasley wants to stay in Minny

Dane Moore: Malik Beasley says he would like to stay in Minnesota after the deadline but that he understands it’s a business. “I’m just working hard and doing what I gotta do, whether I’m here or anywhere else. I’d rather be here, but it’s a business, so you can never know what can happen.”
Source: Twitter @DaneMooreNBA

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Malik Beasley says he would like to stay in Minnesota after the deadline but that he understands it’s a business.
“I’m just working hard and doing what I gotta do, whether I’m here or anywhere else. I’d rather be here, but it’s a business, so you can never know what can happen.” – 1:34 AM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
This is the Malik Beasley that the Wolves need. Could be changing conversations as we speak – 11:54 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Malik Beasley has made 24 of his last 46 3-point attempts (52.2%), and 19 of his last 30 (63.3%).
Beasley is up to 36% from deep on the season — and his 3-point volume per 100 possessions is 123% of what it was last season (when he was bombing nearly nine 3s per game). – 11:49 PM
Jordan Schultz @Schultz_Report
Brad Stevens has made a push for #TWolves’ wing Malik Beasley because he wants another defensive weapon on the perimeter. Beasley’s just 25 years old + a career 38% 3-point shooter. With Jayson Tatum/Jaylen Brown’s shotmaking, Beasley would get tons of open looks w/the #Celtics. – 4:29 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Sources: The Minnesota Timberwolves are willing to trade Malik Beasley for a package that includes a first-round draft pick.
👉🏼 https://t.co/Yg0jKcvDWr pic.twitter.com/u7QsFpMVFo10:03 AM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
“We feel like we’re the best bench in the league.”
Malik Beasley and the reserves are right on time for the streaking Timberwolves theathletic.com/3114964/2022/0…2:05 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Malik Beasley on the team struggling in these last two wins: “I was telling somebody today, honestly, that last year we probably would have lost these two games. … We’d rather have bad wins than bad losses. So it feels good to get those wins.” – 6:53 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Malik Beasley: “We feel like we have the best bench in the league… Everybody eats.” – 6:35 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Malik Beasley has made 16 of his last 35 3-point attempts (46%). That comes in 4+ games, currently his past 104 minutes of play. High volume. – 4:17 PM
Omari Sanfoka II @omarisankofa
Minnesota is 5-5 from 3 in the second quarter so far. Malik Beasley has three of them. Wolves are up 41-34, and have outscored Detroit 17-8 in this quarter. – 4:17 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Malik Beasley is 3-5 from deep. He’s been shooting the ball really well of late. Finch says they’ve worked with him to get a little more arc into his shot. Seems to be working. – 4:14 PM

More on this storyline

Christopher Hine: Malik Beasley on trade rumors: “I don’t pay attention to that at all. This is my 6th year in the league, and I’ve been traded before. The only thing you can do is control what you can control. … I’d rather be here, but it’s a business, so you can never know what can happen.” -via Twitter @ChristopherHine / February 9, 2022
According to several rival executives who spoke with HoopsHype, there’s a belief that including a first-round pick in a trade offer could pry Malik Beasley from Minnesota. -via HoopsHype / February 8, 2022

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