The Miami Heat have only a handful of free agents to worry about this offseason in two tiers – restricted and unrestricted.
For the restricted portion, there are Joel Anthony and Jamario Moon. For the unrestricted, there are Jamaal Magloire and Luther Head.
With the Heat drafting Patrick Beverley and re-signing Chris Quinn, it might be safe to say that Luther Head’s tenure with the Heat is over. As for Jamaal Magloire, he is drawing interest from other teams but it is not known at this time if the Heat will bring him back.
Both Joel Anthony and Jamario Moon, however, have qualifying offers on the table. This means the Heat can match any deal and will get the first chance to keep these players on the roster. Moon seems to be of particular importance since Riley had quietly been eyeying him for a while and insisted on getting Moon in the deal for Jermaine O’neal. Joel Anthony offers a tangible NBA skill in his uncanny ability to block shots and keep them in play for his team. If Magloire leaves, Anthony becomes even more of a necessity.
The Heat are most likely not going to be pursuing big named free agents this offseason as they attempt to keep Wade in Miami beyond 2010 and at the same time, the Heat want to keep their options open heading into the 2010 free agent market as many of the marquee names become available.
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