Addressing a report that suggested Malik Beasley was in advanced talks on a deal with the EuroLeague club Partizan Belgrade, agent Brian Jungreis confirmed to Colin Salao of Front Office Sports that there have been conversations with the Serbian team. However, Beasley’s agent said it’s not accurate to say an agreement is close.
“These are exaggerated reports,” Jungreis said. “We had conversations and some framework, but nowhere close to anything closing or happening for the moment.”
Beasley has been in a holding pattern while federal investigators and the NBA look into a possible connection to illegal betting activity. He has reportedly drawn interest from teams in Europe and China while waiting to be cleared by the NBA.
It sounds like his agent has been looking into some of those overseas options, but Jungreis made it clear to Salao that Beasley wouldn’t accept any offer that didn’t give him an exit clause to pursue an NBA opportunity.
“The report of no NBA out (on a deal with KK Partizan) is 100% inaccurate,” Jungreis said. “We’d never not have that in the case he were to play anywhere else than the NBA.”
As Salao notes, Beasley said last month that he could play overseas “right now” if he wanted to, but would rather stay patient in the hopes of getting back to the NBA. Whether his stance changes as he remains in “investigative purgatory” remains to be seen. But appearing on a Twitch stream on Monday, Beasley denied the rumors linking him to Partizan in stronger terms than his agent did.
“I’m not going to Serbia,” Beasley said (TikTok link). “Make sure all you motherf—ers know that. I’m not coming.”
If Beasley were to be cleared by federal and NBA investigators, he’d immediately become the most popular target on the NBA free agent market. The 29-year-old had arguably the best year of his career in 2024/25, averaging 16.3 points per game and finishing second in the NBA in total three-pointers (319).
The Sixth Man of the Year runner-up was reportedly discussing a three-year, $42MM contract with the Pistons before news broke that he was linked to the federal investigation into illegal gambling.