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Miller Time: Mike Miller Coming to Miami
July 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Reports are coming in that Mike Miller has indeed accepted the Heat’s offer. Did this whole Lebron thing have anything to do with it?
It’s a 5 year, $30M deal. So, that means he’s locked in with the Heat’s amazing free agent class of 2010. This is a coup, for the Heat. They needed a shooter and they got one of the better ones in the NBA. Amazing night for the Heat, amazing future for the city of Miami and the growth of the game of basketball.
The Heat get a great shooter that will help create space on the floor for Dwyane Wade, Lebron James, and Chris Bosh. In order for these three stars to feast, they will need to have a strong supporting cast and bring the ex-Gator to Miami will help. The population of Miami-Wade county just grew again tonight.
A Rose to Chicago? Is Beasley Nutty?
June 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
There is much ado about the recent comments from Derrick Rose, who worked out for Chicago and ONLY Chicago. He expects to go nowhere else but seems confident – or demanding – that he is going to the Bulls with the first pick.
“I don’t think so,” Rose said at the Bulls’ practice facility. “All I know now is that I’m here.”
Of course, they will most likely schedule a visit here, but the language was clear – Rose wants Chicago. Which begs the question, do we want him here?
Beasley has the Heat brass very concerned about his character. Is he mature enough? Can he develop a good work ethic? What good is the talent if the desire is not there? Beasley, as we reported earlier, was in Miami on Wednesday and today. What the Heat front office got from the visit remains to be seen. Here is a little extra something to watch in the meantime:
I have had a little voice in the back of my head say that OJ Mayo is actually the best value in this draft. I am wondering if Miami is thinking the same thing and would trade down to get Mayo and some extra parts for their organization. Considering the possibility of both Rose and Beasley, the Heat could get quite a bit but would have to pull the trigger before the trade. Besides, Beasley’s personality has ESPN thinking about whether he is worth it or not and that might be enough to scare off the Bulls.
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Rumor Mill: Bosh to Heat a Done Deal?
So this is what the Heat get for that Juwan Howard fiasco – a karmic payback in the sign and trade of Chris Bosh. Latest reports swirling around the internet is that the Heat are shipping Mario Chalmers, Michael Beasley, and Joel Anthony (a Canadian) to the Raptors for Chris Bosh.
Call me crazy, but I’m not buying it.
Remember back in the offseason of ’96 when Juwan Howard became the first player to sign a $100M contract? It was on TV and everything. There was Juwan Howard, holding a Heat jersey and all smiles. Then, the NBA rejected the contract, stated that the Heat miscalculated how much money they had to spend against the cap and poof! Howard was back in Washington where he claimed he “always wanted to be”. The Heat were going to pursue litigation but then dropped the charges (boy, there is a story there, huh?).
One of the things about these rumors is that they cannot be validated. Why? Tampering. No player or official can comment on free agency or trades because, well, the NBA has mandated that nothing is allowed until after the July 1st moratorium deadline. So, 12 hours from now – wait and see what hits the blogosphere.
But if any team wants to get the inside track on Lebron, getting Chris Bosh would garner his attention. The Heat need to keep Dwyane Wade and getting Chris Bosh would be a nice way to start the offseason. With Bosh in house, the Heat could lock down Wade and then turn their attention to getting Lebron James. I still think Lebron is going to be one of the last ones to sign – he is going to wait this out and see how things shake out. Getting Bosh may give a franchise the significant leg up it needs to land the King.
We’ll try and sort things out on our twitter feed: Miamiheatwave@twitter