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Denver Nuggets: 3 Reasons Malik Beasley Will Excel

By Nathan Beighle

Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Malik Beasley (Florida State) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number nineteen overall pick to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Malik Beasley (Florida State) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number nineteen overall pick to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Malik Beasley (Florida State) is interviewed after being selected as the number nineteen overall pick to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Malik Beasley (Florida State) is interviewed after being selected as the number nineteen overall pick to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

He Is A Shooter.

It should not shock anyone when I say that the NBA is becoming more-and-more a three point shooting league.

He 19-year-old guard from Georgia who went to Florida State for only one year. Entering the draft after the freshman year is a decision that was made by not only Beasley, but also the Denver Nuggets first pick, Jamal Murray.

Beasley has a solid, solid stroke which is half of the problem in most shooting struggles; therefore, Beasley already with a developed stroke will be able to enter the league ready to shoot.

Check out his stroke in the first scene of this Malik Beasley highlight video.

Beasley, in his one year at FSU, shot 38.7% from behind the arc which is not incredible but by no means is it poor. Not only is he a good outside shooter, but Beasley is also good from the free throw line as he averaged 81.3% from the free line in his lone year as well.

Beasley will have quite the journey to go before he is a Klay Thompson-esque player, but the collegiate numbers are similar. Klay shot 39.8% from behind the arc his junior year while Beasley shot 38.7% from that range in his freshman year.

As long as Beasley can stay healthy, he will be a prolific shooter in the NBA for years to come, but that is certainly not all Beasley can do….

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