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Michael Beasley

Michael Paul Beasley

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: January 9, 1989 in Frederick, Maryland
High School: Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
College: Kansas State University
Draft: Miami Heat, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 2008 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 2008
Age: 23 years, 25 days ▪ Experience: 3 years

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2008-09 20 MIA NBA 81 19 2009 452 957 .472 33 81 .407 186 241 .772 110 329 439 83 41 37 121 184 1123
2009-10 21 MIA NBA 78 78 2328 468 1040 .450 28 102 .275 192 240 .800 123 375 498 100 80 49 131 221 1156
2010-11 22 MIN NBA 73 73 2361 561 1246 .450 60 164 .366 219 291 .753 118 291 409 158 54 52 195 222 1401
2011-12 23 MIN NBA 11 7 327 62 150 .413 9 22 .409 27 38 .711 15 54 69 13 7 4 26 28 160
Career NBA 243 177 7025 1543 3393 .455 130 369 .352 624 810 .770 366 1049 1415 354 182 142 473 655 3840

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2008-09 20 MIA NBA 81 19 24.8 5.6 11.8 .472 0.4 1.0 .407 2.3 3.0 .772 1.4 4.1 5.4 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.3 13.9
2009-10 21 MIA NBA 78 78 29.8 6.0 13.3 .450 0.4 1.3 .275 2.5 3.1 .800 1.6 4.8 6.4 1.3 1.0 0.6 1.7 2.8 14.8
2010-11 22 MIN NBA 73 73 32.3 7.7 17.1 .450 0.8 2.2 .366 3.0 4.0 .753 1.6 4.0 5.6 2.2 0.7 0.7 2.7 3.0 19.2
2011-12 23 MIN NBA 11 7 29.7 5.6 13.6 .413 0.8 2.0 .409 2.5 3.5 .711 1.4 4.9 6.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 2.4 2.5 14.5
Career NBA 243 177 28.9 6.3 14.0 .455 0.5 1.5 .352 2.6 3.3 .770 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.5 0.7 0.6 1.9 2.7 15.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2008-09 20 MIA NBA 81 19 2009 8.1 17.1 .472 0.6 1.5 .407 3.3 4.3 .772 2.0 5.9 7.9 1.5 0.7 0.7 2.2 3.3 20.1
2009-10 21 MIA NBA 78 78 2328 7.2 16.1 .450 0.4 1.6 .275 3.0 3.7 .800 1.9 5.8 7.7 1.5 1.2 0.8 2.0 3.4 17.9
2010-11 22 MIN NBA 73 73 2361 8.6 19.0 .450 0.9 2.5 .366 3.3 4.4 .753 1.8 4.4 6.2 2.4 0.8 0.8 3.0 3.4 21.4
2011-12 23 MIN NBA 11 7 327 6.8 16.5 .413 1.0 2.4 .409 3.0 4.2 .711 1.7 5.9 7.6 1.4 0.8 0.4 2.9 3.1 17.6
Career NBA 243 177 7025 7.9 17.4 .455 0.7 1.9 .352 3.2 4.2 .770 1.9 5.4 7.3 1.8 0.9 0.7 2.4 3.4 19.7

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2008-09 20 MIA NBA 81 2009 17.2 .528 .490 6.5 19.8 13.1 7.7 1.1 1.5 10.2 27.7 103 108 1.2 2.2 3.4 .081
2009-10 21 MIA NBA 78 2328 16.1 .505 .463 6.3 18.8 12.6 7.8 1.8 1.7 10.3 25.8 101 103 0.8 3.8 4.6 .095
2010-11 22 MIN NBA 73 2361 15.5 .510 .474 5.4 14.1 9.6 12.3 1.1 1.7 12.4 28.3 100 112 0.7 1.0 1.7 .035
2011-12 23 MIN NBA 11 327 12.9 .480 .443 5.1 18.5 11.8 7.4 1.1 0.9 13.5 26.2 93 103 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .033
Career NBA 243 7025 16.1 .512 .474 6.0 17.5 11.7 9.3 1.4 1.6 11.2 27.2 101 107 2.5 7.4 9.9 .068

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2008-09 20 MIA NBA 7 178 34 88 4 13 13 17 10 51 7 2 7 11 14 85 .386 .308 .765 25.4 12.1 7.3 1.0
2009-10 21 MIA NBA 5 135 22 49 1 2 7 9 10 29 3 4 0 13 10 52 .449 .500 .778 27.0 10.4 5.8 0.6
Career NBA 12 313 56 137 5 15 20 26 20 80 10 6 7 24 24 137 .409 .333 .769 26.1 11.4 6.7 0.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2008-09 20 MIA NBA 7 178 14.8 .445 .409 7.7 27.1 18.1 8.5 0.7 3.4 10.3 30.9 92 102 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .021
2009-10 21 MIA NBA 5 135 9.8 .491 .459 8.5 19.0 13.4 4.1 1.6 0.0 19.7 22.7 87 106 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.024
Career NBA 12 313 12.7 .461 .427 8.1 23.6 16.1 6.6 1.0 1.9 13.9 27.4 90 104 -0.5 0.5 0.0 .002

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Michael Beasley 4.6 3.4 1.7
Sam Smith 96.8 4.6 3.3 1.4
Danny Fortson 94.6 4.4 3.5 1.9
Chris Gatling 94.0 4.5 3.1 2.0
Leo Barnhorst 91.4 4.7 3.6 1.3
Alvin Scott 90.9 4.4 4.0 1.7
Adam Keefe 90.7 4.1 3.3 1.4
Phil Hubbard 89.8 4.5 2.6 1.6
Josh Smith 89.7 4.4 3.6 2.4
Antoine Walker 89.7 4.7 2.6 1.7
Orlando Woolridge 89.6 5.3 3.6 1.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Michael Beasley 4.6 3.4 1.7
Sam Smith 94.7 4.6 3.3 1.4 0.2
Larry Stewart 88.2 4.7 2.9 1.6 0.5 0.1
Leonard Gray 87.7 4.1 4.0 1.8
Zeke Zawoluk 82.8 3.9 2.5 1.7
Collis Jones 80.6 4.2 3.2 2.1 1.2
Wally Osterkorn 79.9 4.3 4.0 1.4 -0.8
Leon Powe 79.6 4.9 4.3 1.7 0.6 0.5
Jason Thompson 78.5 4.0 2.9 2.7
Travis Grant 78.2 5.6 4.1 1.5 0.5
Ersan Ilyasova 77.8 5.8 3.8 1.0

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2007-08 19 KANSASST 33 1041 307 577 36 95 216 279 408 38 866 .532 .379 .774 31.5 26.2 12.4 1.2
Career 33 1041 307 577 36 95 216 279 408 38 866 .532 .379 .774 31.5 26.2 12.4 1.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Monthly Awards
Apr 2009: Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month
Honors
2007 McDonald's All American
2007-08 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
2008-09 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Usage Pct
2010-11 NBA 28.3 (10)

Transactions

June 26, 2008: Drafted by the Miami Heat in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2008 NBA Draft.

July 12, 2010: Traded by the Miami Heat to the Minnesota Timberwolves for cash, a 2011 2nd round draft pick (Bojan Bogdanovic) and a 2014 2nd round draft pick.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2008-09 Miami Heat NBA $4,314,960
2009-10 Miami Heat NBA $4,638,600
2010-11 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $4,962,240
Career (may be incomplete) $13,915,800

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