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Detroit Pistons’ Malik Beasley Leads NBA in Important Stat

Malik Beasley has brought plenty of shooting off the bench to the table for the Pistons.
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Mar 3, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley (5) reacts to a play against the Utah Jazz during the second half at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images
Mar 3, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley (5) reacts to a play against the Utah Jazz during the second half at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images | Rob Gray-Imagn Images

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NBA teams can never get enough high-volume three-point shooters. The Detroit Pistons desperately needed some to surround Cade Cunningham with after a disappointing 14-win season last year. One of the offseason additions, Malik Beasley, became a home-run acquisition due to his ability to catch fire from deep.

Beasley has established himself as a potential Sixth Man of the Year candidate in Detroit. As he’s been near the top of the total three-point leaderboard throughout the year, Beasley has been the leader in most games, with over four threes made per game while coming off the bench.

He’s right in front of the Boston Celtics standout, Payton Pritchard.

via @statmuse: Most games with 5+ threes off the bench in a season: 22 — Malik Beasley this season. 20 — Payton Pritchard this season. Beasley is the only player in NBA history to do it 50 times in a career.

Beasley’s attempting threes at a career-high pace in Detroit. After wrapping up Wednesday’s action against the Los Angeles Clippers, Beasley’s average attempts for the year was at 9.5 per game. He’s shooting threes as a 42 percent clip.

With key absences happening lately, Beasley has come off the bench for the Pistons over the last two games. He averaged just 29 percent three during that stretch.

Soon, the Pistons expect to get Tobias Harris back in the mix, which will likely send Beasley back to his bench role where he’s been thriving all year. Overall, Beasley has been averaging 17 points per game for Detroit this year, proving to be a major offseason signing.

The Pistons will likely have interest in bringing him back, but the veteran guard could generate a lot of buzz from other teams in free agency as well, driving up his price.

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JUSTIN GRASSO

Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia

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