Personal Profile About Malik Beasley
Malik JonMikal Beasley is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard. He played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Detroit Pistons. The Nuggets selected him 19th overall in the 2016 draft. He made 319 three pointers in the 2024-25 season, second most in the league.
The Malik Beasley biography shows that Beasley attended Saint Francis School in Alpharetta, Georgia. He averaged 22.2 points as a senior. He won the Georgia Class 1A Player of the Year award. He played one season at Florida State and averaged 15.6 points. The Atlantic Coast Conference named him to its all-freshman team. His grandfather, John Beasley, is an actor from the film Rudy.
Malik Beasley Contract
Beasley signed his rookie contract with the Nuggets in 2016. He later signed a four-year, $60 million deal with Minnesota in 2020. He joined the Bucks in 2023 on a minimum deal. In 2024, he signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the Pistons. Malik Beasley contract extension talks stalled in 2025. He joined Puerto Rico’s Cangrejeros de Santurce in February 2026.
Malik Beasley Sentence
Malik Beasley sentence in the federal gambling case has not been set. He agreed to plead guilty in October 2026. His plea hearing is scheduled for 9 December in Brooklyn. Prosecutors charged him with conspiracy offenses involving wire fraud, sports bribery, and money laundering. In 2021, he received a 120-day jail sentence for making threats of violence. He served 78 days.
Malik Beasley Wife
Malik Beasley wife is Montana Helena Klein Yao, a California-born model and former pageant titleholder. They met in 2018, had a son in 2019, and married in 2020. Yao filed for divorce the same year after photos showed Beasley with Larsa Pippen. Beasley apologized in 2021, and they reconciled. Yao filed for legal separation, and Beasley filed for divorce in 2025.
Malik Beasley Height
Malik Beasley height is 6 feet 4 inches, or about 1.93 meters. He plays shooting guard. His size and shooting range helped him make 3.9 three-pointers per game in 2024-25. He shot 41.6 percent from three-point range that season.
Malik Beasley Age
Malik Beasley age is 29 Years old. He was born on 26 November 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia. He declared for the NBA draft at age 19 in March 2016. He had surgery on a stress fracture in his right leg that June and missed pre-draft workouts. He played all 82 games at age 28 in 2024-25.