Pistons' Trajan Langdon says he has not talked to Malik Beasley

Detroit — With free agency approaching in a few weeks, the Detroit Pistons have the chance to strengthen their roster and address several issues that prevented them from reaching the conference finals this season.

At the forefront of their needs is 3-point shooting.

Malik Beasley, a former guard for the Pistons, easily can fulfill this attribute in a potential reunion. However, for Detroit’s president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon, bringing Beasley back is still a long shot, given the two respective parties have not had any form of communication, despite earlier reports.

“I have not (talked to Beasley about coming back). He doesn’t have an agent right now. So, that would make it hard,” Langdon said Wednesday. “I have not talked to him about coming back.”

Beasley played a key role in the Pistons’ outstanding turnaround during the 2024-25 season. He arguably had the best year of his career, averaging 16.3 points on 41.6% shooting from 3-point range.

Beasley also finished the regular season as one of three players with at least 300 3-pointers made, joining the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ Anthony Edwards and Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry. He finished second in the NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting behind Boston Celtics’ Payton Pritchard.

Beasley was close to signing a multi-year deal to rejoin the Pistons last summer. However, just before the start of free agency, he underwent a federal investigation regarding allegations of gambling on NBA games and prop bets.

The Pistons had to back out of their deal and shifted their focus to acquiring players like Caris LeVert and Duncan Robinson. For Beasley, the investigation not only ended his time with the Pistons but also put his entire career in jeopardy.

At the Pistons’ end-of-the-season press conference in May, Langdon said Beasley remains under investigation.

“The Beasley situation was difficult, getting word on it days before the start of free agency and having to pivot,” Langdon said. “Losing a type of player who was so instrumental to our success the year before (and having him this season) would have been helpful, but things happen. Those are things that you cannot control, so you are forced to make the best of it.”

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