Eleven years after helping the LeBron James-led Heat reach the Finals, Mario Chalmers and Michael Beasley once again found themselves as Miami teammates vying for a championship, this time in Ice Cube’s Big3 league. Unlike in 2014 against the Spurs, when the Heat lost in five games, the pair came out victorious in the 3×3 title game on Sunday, writes Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Beasley put up 25 points and 12 rebounds, but his biggest play of the night came off an isolation possession in which he found Chalmers waiting in the corner to hit a game-winning three-pointer to clinch the championship. Chalmers, the team’s captain, had just five points, but three of them were the biggest of the night.
Former Pacers wing Lance Stephenson was the second-leading scorer for the Miami 305 with 14 points. Beasley, Chalmers, and Stephenson were joined by former NBA players Reggie Evans and Sean Williams. They beat the Chicago Triplets, whose roster includes former NBA big men Montrezl Harrell and Amir Johnson.
Winderman notes that the title marked the fifth different league in which Chalmers has taken home a championship. The 39-year-old point guard also won two titles with the Heat, two championships in high school, an NCAA championship with Kansas in 2008, and a Champions League title with Virtus Bologna in 2019.
Beasley and Chalmers had previously made the 2024 Big3 Finals but ultimately lost to the team Bivouac, which featured Gerald Green and Corey Brewer.
Miami!!! WOO
Oh I see.
Imagine these guys would’ve kept playing instead of Norvel Pelle and a Chasson Randle. Its sad.
1) Michael Beasley was given about 7 chances ….. he’s got the talent of an All-Time legend and the brain of 14 year old… that’s his issue. 2) Chalmers was signed by the Heat in the covid season when teams could sign players outside the cap if their active roster had covid issues… he was on the team for about 3 weeks and didn’t get in a single game. The heat played with 7-8 man rosters.. and he still didn’t play a second….. think on that.
Mario Chalmers – Basketball HOF bound?
If you consider its the BASKEBTALL HOF, not the NBA HOF… he has a strong case unironically… the Kansas shot…. being the starting PG for a dynasty team.. including a team that could be considered all time top 5 (2012-13 heat) …. winning a title overseas.. now this big3 dominance (he went to the final last year too)… he has a pretty impressive resume.
Talk about watering down.
he’s won titles in 6 different levels / leagues as a starting player… how is that watering anything down? NO ONE has ever done that lol
Those are TEAM achievements. Hall of Fame is for Individuals haha was he ever the top player on those teams? Maybe a top 3 on Kansas but other places no. Not top in any stats.
It would be nice to know who they played against.
Added that detail.
Why isn’t Lance Stephenson in the title. He’s more noteworthy than Beasley or Chalms
Beasley was the MVP and Chalmers hit the game winning shot… how do you figure?