Remember Beasley? The guy who was second only to Derrick Rose in the 2008 draft and was once compared to current greats such as Kevin Durant, among others? The guy who has been nothing short of a high-upside gamble by three different teams, a number that seems ready to swell to four?
To be more specific, the Lakers might just be that fourth club. According to ESPNLosAngeles.com's Dave McMenamin, the staff had Beasley in for a workout recently, and at least one person says the former Kansas State star looked solid enough:
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."
Not exactly a shocker there.
Beasley has all the talent in the world, but a string of off-court issues—which began with a stumbling block at the rookie symposium and ended with an alleged irritation of LeBron James himself, per Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe—cast a cloud of doubt around whether or not he can ever actually realize that immense ceiling despite being just 25 years old.
There are two very important sides to the biggest question about a Beasley-Lakers marriage—how in the world does he fit?
One side is the mental aspect, or chemistry. Nobody would be silly enough to suggest that Beasley is beyond saving, especially at his age. But the man has been somewhat nonchalant about his on-court career to date and seemingly more focused on all of the wrong things that come along with it.
He...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
