Michael Beasley opened up on what he’d change about his career: “If I could do it all over again, I would have just listened to Pat Riley. Pat told me to get a condo for me and my mom. I got a 6-bedroom house, dogs, homies staying in… that’s where the problems came from.”

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  2. Does the NBAPA partner with someone to offer financial services? If not then they should.

  3. It’s sad because everyone could see it coming and even going to an organization like the Miami Heat couldn’t save him

  5. Very introspective, and probably true.

    I re-watched “Gunning for that #1 spot” recently and got to re-live that Beasley hype again.

  6. Beasley could have basically been another Carmelo Anthony if he didn’t fuck around so much.

  7. thats not his problem, it all fell apart because he rubbed his teammates knee, thinking it was his own knee

  10. If you know his backstory and how fucked up his childhood was growing up in PG County , you’d understand how this happened…he had lotta trauma and survivor’s remorse…shit fucks up a lot of athletes and ppl who made it out of really tough backgrounds who are expected to save everyone else

    Sucks cuz Pat gave him the blueprint but sometimes the only way to overcome our past traumas is going through those growing pains

    Good for him having the introspection to learn from his mistakes

  11. This was cool to hear, and I’m glad his daughter is going to reap the benefit of his knowledge of what not to do

  12. Stuff like this makes me respect guys like Bron, KD, and D.Rose more. All of them grew up really poor, it must be really difficult to be a young adult just entering the league and being a millionaire, and learning to ultimately make the best career move to set you up for life instead of listening to people that just see you as an ATM.

  13. Seems like every dudes ‘entourage’ ends up being a liability.

    You don’t owe those people anything. Guys in the NBA/NFL need to quit letting their friends sponge off them.

  14. His game had so much potential at that size and scoring ability, but he never showed signs of being more than a black hole scorer.

    If he had even a bit of focus and discipline, he had multi all-star potential. Imagine Beasley embracing Pat’s attempt at guiding him early one.

  18. If he had the kind of support his kid has now and was locked in from the gate, Beas has a lot better career. Dude was a prototype 6’9 SF with tons of skill. But he still hooped, and the lessons learned get passed on. Good on him.

  20. Why would a single male not get a condo in Miami to begin with?

    Some of the best condo views in all of America are in South Beach. 

    I seen some wild stuff up high. People literally be filming porn videos on their balconies lol

  21. Trevor Ariza saw it firsthand. He told Beasley, “You are a smart guy, but you’re loyal to some of the dumbest people I’ve ever seen.”

  22. Beas could have been one of the greats if things were a little bit different. He always had the gifts, sometimes it just doesn’t work out for people

  24. He could have been the perfect compliment to Wade had he been what he could have been

  25. If Michael Beasley just locked in and hooped he could’ve been a strong #2 on a contender.

  28. It’s crazy if you just go Wikipedia and look at his “legal issues” it’s all weed related shit 😂, even this year he had another arrest for it, unreal they even still arresting people for basic possession lol but this man can NOT stay away from them blunts

  29. He’s been like Mike Tyson. They fell down hard and got wise. Glad to see it though

  30. He strikes me as someone with substance abuse problems among other things. I’ve just been around that lifestyle too much.

    I think a ton of people are not pulling for his success and it’s great to see. It’s never too late.

  31. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

  33. And not one player will hear this and not do it. A lot of these dudes you just can’t help.

  35. i wouldn’t know how to handle million and millions of dollar along with all the hot girls around at age 20

    if all NBA players learn how to properly manage money and lust, whoo, there would be so many more billionaire black athletes than we know of

  37. Mad respect for any individual who can admit their faults. We all mature at our own pace.

  39. Cool but bees been talkin loud for months now. Everytime he sounds ego driven. Fuck off.

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