There were high hopes for Michael Beasley entering the NBA. In fact, many thought he should’ve been taken first overall, ahead of Derrick Rose, in the 2008 NBA Draft.
After becoming something of a journeyman, Beasley, who recently signed in Memphis, has reportedly chose to head to China and play for Yao Ming’s Shanghai Sharks. He’s only 25 so there’s a chance he’ll be back in the NBA, but probably not.
Michael Beasley has left the Memphis Grizzlies’ training camp and signed a one-year deal with the Shanghai Sharks of the China Basketball Association, agent Jared Karnes told Yahoo Sports on Thursday.
Beasley had come to the Grizzlies’ camp on a non-guaranteed deal and his chances of making the opening night roster were still uncertain. The opportunity to accept a lucrative one-year deal with Shanghai proved too difficult to pass on.
H/T: Yahoo
