Monday, January 9th, 2012 at 11:30 am  |  10 responses

Kicksology: Michael Beasley

B-Easy turns 23 on Monday—take a look at the best from his sneaker history.

by Abe Schwadron | @abe_squad

Michael Beasley is a curious dude. He played at a half-dozen high schools from Florida to Massachusetts and won a McDonald’s All-America game MVP before a one-year stint at Kansas State propelled him to the No. 2 spot in the 2008 NBA Draft. Mike began his pro playing days alongside Dwyane Wade in Miami, before issues with marijuana and a string of bad decisions off the court called his character into question, and soon he was shipped to Minnesota in exchange for a pair of second-round picks—essentially dumped for cap space to sign LeBron James. A fresh start brought him career highs in points and minutes with the Wolves last season, and now, he looks to be part of a young core heading in the right direction, surrounded by Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love. Throughout his young but turbulent NBA career, Beaz has pushed the limits of style, from his hair to his tattoos to his footwear. Fortunately for us, we’re not in the business of tracking hairstyles, so we’ll stick to his kicks. Even in the shoe game, Mike couldn’t avoid controversy, signing a deal with adidas as a rookie, then proclaiming he’d “worn adidas all his life,” when in reality he hadn’t stuck exclusively to the three stripes in high school, or college, or even his rookie NBA Media Day. Now, he’s a sneaker free agent, so expect to see even more craziness from B-Easy this season. Until then, enjoy a gallery timeline of Beasley’s sneaker history to present. And from all of us at SLAM, we wish him a happy 23rd birthday!

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  • dunkbar Posted: Jan.9 at 11:45 am
    he also rocked the air jordan xi concord reissues for a couple of games this season.

  • JTaylor21 Posted: Jan.9 at 12:16 pm
    damn….only 23?

  • Zack Posted: Jan.9 at 12:28 pm
    Saw him in some IX also last week.

  • marc Posted: Jan.9 at 12:44 pm
    Naaaa only 23.

  • spit hot fiyah Posted: Jan.9 at 1:45 pm
    lol at pic 12. i remember that i thóught the bulls should have picked this guy instead of rose, lol, i thought he was a 20 n 10 lock. i think enigmatic was thinking the same thing, correct me if i’m wrong

  • Max Posted: Jan.9 at 3:07 pm
    ^ I was thinking that aswell, and I was dreaming about a DRose – DWade combo..

  • Mariano Posted: Jan.9 at 3:14 pm
    I was at that game on picure 12… That was after a crazy putback he had on Diaw

  • Roberto Posted: Jan.9 at 4:22 pm
    I can’t speak for when he was in high school or the first few weeks/months in the pros, I could be wrong but when it comes to college and the school has a contract with a brand doesn’t every player on that team HAVE to wear that brand? Isn’t that why UCF is now wearing Nike? Picking a school for a specific brand (Adidas over Nike or any other brand) would be pretty dumb instead of going to (in his case) a school that will let him show off his talents to the league. So can you really hold the college part against him?

  • ab40 Posted: Jan.9 at 5:13 pm
    adidas ts supernatural commander. Great shoes, wore em till they were worn out. I miss K-State Beasley such a force in that setting, I think he’d be hard to stop in European play, if this dude is willing to gain 20 pounds and play the four again he could make a lot more money there than in the L

  • j-easy Posted: Jan.13 at 10:07 am
    picture #16, he look like simione agustus from slam rookie picture,same pose almost same unis

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