Three of the five remaining defendants in a federal gambling case involving former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis are expected to plead guilty, a prosecutor told a Brooklyn court on 14 October.
According to The Athletic, prosecutor David Berman told Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall that three defendants intended to change their pleas, while two had not yet entertained plea deals. Their identities were not disclosed.
Beasley’s attorney, Steve Haney, told the publication that his client did not currently intend to plead guilty and was continuing to review discovery material and possible defences.
The update follows William Brown’s guilty plea last week to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. All five remaining defendants initially pleaded not guilty. Trial is scheduled to begin on 17 May 2027.
The six defendants were charged in June over an alleged scheme involving wagers on Beasley’s individual performance while he played for the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2023–24 season.
Prosecutors allege Davis coordinated the arrangement, with Beasley agreeing to manipulate his statistics in exchange for reductions or repayments of gambling debts owed to his former Minnesota Timberwolves teammate. Other participants allegedly used advance knowledge of his intended performance to place bets through multiple operators.
The remaining defendants are Beasley, Davis, Davis’ former agent Paolo Zamorano, Ernesto Plascencia and Robert Gorodetsky.
The indictment includes charges of wire fraud conspiracy, bribery in sporting contests, honest services wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.
The latest hearing follows the June indictments of Beasley, Davis and four others. Separate NBA-linked proceedings have included the October 2025 arrests involving sports betting and allegedly rigged poker games, Damon Jones’ subsequent change-of-plea proceedings and guilty pleas, and prosecutors’ April announcement of additional bribery and fraud allegations against Terry Rozier.
Player prop bets concern individual statistics, such as points or rebounds, rather than the overall result of a game
