While many teams made moves at the trade deadline, the OKC Thunder elected to stay pat and rely on the buyout market. With some of the more attractive targets now off the market, Sam Presti must comb a thin buyout market to fill some of the roster’s holes.
The 30-year-old was recently traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Los Angeles Clippers and subsequently waived upon his arrival.
Now Beasley is a bonafide ball stopper whose game is similar to that of heavily scrutinized Carmelo Anthony. Do the Thunder’s second unit need scoring? Sure but it comes at a cost since Beasley isn’t the strongest defender.