{"id":113871,"date":"2025-09-02T09:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/113871\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:33:10","slug":"rockets-urged-to-add-this-veteran-sharpshooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/113871\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets urged to add this veteran sharpshooter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Rockets revamped their roster this offseason. They shook up their core, trading away the likes of\u00a0Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks to make way for Kevin Durant, Dorian Finney-Smith, Clint Capela and more. With Durant on the team, they have profiled themselves as a championship-caliber team.<\/p>\n<p>They have filled 14 roster spots, giving them room to add one more. Several names have been discussed for the team&#8217;s need for a proven 3-point shooter off the bench. Veteran Malik Beasley, who was on his way to Detroit before a gambling allegation was made, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/rockets\/news\/should-houston-rockets-pursue-veteran-sharpshooter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">is a top option, according to Sports Illustrated&#8217;s Killian Wright<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beasley is coming off arguably one of his best seasons. He averaged 16.3 points per game and knocked down a career-high 41.6% from deep. As one of the NBA\u2019s most lethal bench scorers and a Sixth Man of the Year contender, his sharp shooting was a key reason behind the Pistons breaking through to the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>While Beasley may not have a big role to play on this Rockets team but he will have an opportunity to impact and be part of a championship contender. He&#8217;d like to play alongside\u00a0Durant, Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson since it would result in good looks from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Rockets could also look to fill the 15th spot internally,\u00a0elevating Cameron Matthews from an Exhibit 10 contract. Therefore, Beasley might not feel like a priority at the moment, but if signed to a contract, the Rockets will be in good position to make a good run next season.<\/p>\n<p>Beasley might have to sign minimum wage deal<\/p>\n<p>Malik Beasley and the Pistons were finalizing a three-year, $42 million deal before the cloud of an FBI sports gambling investigation surrounded him. The contract talks were halted and the deal is reportedly no longer in place.<\/p>\n<p>At this point in the offseason, most teams have used up their cap space, leaving Beasley to potentially sign another minimum contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Houston Rockets revamped their roster this offseason. They shook up their core, trading away the likes of\u00a0Jalen&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-113871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}