Lakers work out Michael Beasley

[kennethgriffin]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...ichael-beasley

The Los Angeles Lakers are considering signing free-agent forward Michael Beasley and brought in the six-year veteran for a workout at their El Segundo, California, practice facility Wednesday, according to multiple sources.

"[Beasley] looked very good and he has been working out," one source said. "A tiny rust from layoff, but [he] did a good job."

The former No. 2 pick in the 2008 draft averaged 7.9 points and 3.1 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game for the Miami Heat last season. While Beasley showed improvement from his previous season when he played with the Phoenix Suns, upping his shooting percentage from 40.5 to 49.9 percent and his 3-point percentage from 31.3 to 38.9 percent, he was out of Miami's rotation by the playoffs, appearing in just four of the Heat's 20 postseason games on their run to the NBA Finals.

Beasley, 25, has already played for three teams -- Miami, Phoenix and Minnesota -- during his relatively short career. He has career averages of 13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

This isn't the first time the Lakers have expressed interest in the 6-foot-10, 235-pound small forward. The Lakers attempted to trade for Beasley twice during the 2011-12 season, when he played for the Timberwolves, but both deals fell through, the second just minutes before the trade deadline expired.

Beasley would give Los Angeles some added depth at the small forward position. Wes Johnson, who re-upped for another season with the Lakers this summer, is the only true 3 on their roster, with Xavier Henry, Nick Young and Kobe Bryant, and possibly even Julius Randle and Ryan Kelly, able to play out of position to fill the role.

The Lakers currently have 12 players under contract, a number that will rise to 13 when they settle on terms with second-round draft pick Jordan Clarkson.

this should be a no brainer. beasleys only problem is motivation. hes an allstar level talent




PG:

- Jeremy Lin ( PG/SG )
- Steve Nash ( PG )
- Jordan Clarkson ( PG/SG )

SG:

- Kobe Bryant ( PG/SG/SF )
- Xavier Henry ( PG/SG/SF )

SF

- Nick Young (SG/SF )
- Michael Beasley ( SF/PF )
- Wesley Johnson ( SF )

PF

- Carlos Boozer ( PF/C )
- Julius Randle (PF )
- Ryan Kelly ( PF/C )

C

- Jordan Hill ( PF/C)
- Ed Davis ( PF/C )
- Robert Sacre (C)




Playoffs

[navy]

Beasley is still good. For a min contract he could be sixth man of the year given the minutes.

[imnew09]

I like what I'm seeing here. We got a bright future

[9erempiree]

B-Easy

[mattvNJ]

their roster is deceptively acceptable. Their center spot though is abysmal.

[tomtucker]

heat are really dumb not to keep him

[oh the horror]

their roster is deceptively acceptable. Their center spot though is abysmal.

Agreed. I don't think they make the playoffs but given good health they can surprise some teams out there and make a good showing during games.

[9erempiree]

their roster is deceptively acceptable. Their center spot though is abysmal.

They going to surprise a ton of people.

[coin24]

Playoffs

It's about time we got Beasley, been wanting the lakers to sign him for years

[chazzy]

Still don't have much rim protection

[Bosnian Sajo]

My favorite player on my favorite team???

[flipogb]

their roster is deceptively acceptable. Their center spot though is abysmal.

if undersized is terrible then yes, but Hill is a decent player and he will be playing center

[Milbuck]

Lin/Nash/Clarkson
Kobe/Xavier/Johnson
Young/Beasley/Johnson
Boozer/Randle/Hill
Hill/Davis/Sacre

That's honestly not a bad lineup..if Kobe can return to 80-85% of who he was pre-achilles injury, they could be a 44-46 win team. Nothing exceptional, but a decent team.

[9erempiree]

If they had kept Pau even though he sucks. The team would be complete. Not undersized at all.

[NugzFan]

Ok so 36 wins instead of 33?

Um...congrats?