THE OFFICIAL MIAMI HEAT SUMMER of 2010 Thread.

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Players under Contract:

Dwyane Wade -Bird Rule Resign.
James Jones
Daequan Cook
Michael Beasley

Option pickup

Mario Chalmers

Re-ups

Udonis Haslem
Dorell Wright
Quentin Richardson


Max Contract Targets (1) + (1) Jr. max

Amare Stoudmire
Chris Bosh
Lebron James
Carlos Boozer
Joe Johnson
Rudy Gay- Option S&T - Restricted


Bench Targets/Complimentary:

Raja Bell
Josh Howard (Team Option - owed $11.8 million in 10/11)
Brad Miller
Jermaine O'Neal
Kenyon Martin (ETO - owed $16.5 million in 10/11)
Mike Miller
Nate Robinson
Brendan Haywood
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Al Harrington
Kyle Korver
Drew Gooden
Luis Scola (restricted)
Sergio Rodriguez (unrestricted if Knicks don't offer QO)
John Salmons (ETO – owed $5.8 million in 10/11)
Tyson Chandler (ETO - owed $12.8 million in 10/11)
T.J. Ford (PO - owed $8.5 million in 10/11)
Travis Outlaw
Earl Watson
Larry Hughes
Luke Ridnour
Louis Amundson
Channing Frye (PO - owed $2.1 million in 10/11)
Grant Hill (PO - owed $3.3 million in 10/11)
Steve Blake
Ben Wallace
Tony Allen
Marquis Daniels
Amir Johnson
Leon Powe (team option)
Anthony Morrow (restricted)
C.J. Watson (restricted)
Kelenna Azubuike (PO – owed $3.3 million in 10/11)
Jordan Farmer (restricted)
Shannon Brown (PO – owed $2.2 million in 10/11)
Joe Alexander
Hakim Warrick
Chris Duhon
Derek Fisher
Marcus Williams
Mo Evans
Shelden Williams
Stephen Graham
Damien Wilkins
Luther Head
Rasual Butler
Kurt Thomas
Bobby Simmons
Tony Battie
Trenton Hassell
Sean Williams
Jarvis Hayes
Rodney Carney
Desmond Mason
Sean May
Etan Thomas
Kenny Thomas
Tim Thomas


Restricted:

Tyrus Thomas
J.J. Redick
Randy Foye
Kyle Lowry
Ronnie Brewer

[Desides]

First reply.

Wade and Riles have made us wait 2-3 years for this. Better make it count, guys.

[Boik14]

First reply.

Wade and Riles have made us wait 2-3 years for this. Better make it count, guys.

You think you guys have it bad? Try being a Knick fan. See I made you feel 100x better.

I look forward to both our teams getting better and seeing a rivalry renewed

[Desides]

You think you guys have it bad? Try being a Knick fan. See I made you feel 100x better.

I look forward to both our teams getting better and seeing a rivalry renewed

I have a rule: never feel bad for a New York team. After all, they hurt themselves trying to buy championships every year. A little cellar-dwelling is good for the ego.

[High Definition]

July 2010: The future of the Miami Heat begins; The future for all else ends.

OHHHH! brb updating Facebook & Twitter status.

[Big E]

I have a rule: never feel bad for a New York team. After all, they hurt themselves trying to buy championships every year. A little cellar-dwelling is good for the ego.

The Cowboys of the basketball world.

[Finsanity]

This thread is gonna be great or a disaster.

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This thread is gonna be great or a disaster.

It is gonna be great.

The Thread is not the "Official new Yawk Knicks do the bron Bron and hold it down Thread."

so we are safe.

We have Pat Riley.

[FinSane]

In Riley we trust.

[Frumundah Finnatic]

[Dolphinsfan69]

Do we have the money to bring back UD, Chalmers, Q, Dorell if we go the Max/Junior Max route?

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Do we have the money to bring back UD, Chalmers, Q, Dorell if we go the Max/Junior Max route?

Yes.

I would say NO on Que though...Que has value and if we do what I suspect we will do (Sign Raja Bell) Then Que won;t be needed and he will get around 3 mil a year which is alot for a 8th man..

[High Definition]

Had an interesting conversation with an interesting person today.

All I'm going to say is, "Bye Beasley."

Surprise. Our top target going into free agency isn't even a free agent. Chris Paul will be discussed and pursued heavily. Darren Collison as well. Hornets will move one, preferably Collison, but only if they can get another team to take on Peja and/or Okafor. This works for Miami in a Michael Beasley deal with Cook and/or James Jones included, as taking on Collison/Okafor would still allow Miami to sign a max free agent and have around mid-level money remaining to fill out the roster, but this also gives us two starters.

Imagine walking into training camp with Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh/Amare/Boozer, Emeka Okafor, Darren Collison, Udonis Haslem, Q-Rich/Dorell, Anthony, minimum guys like Raja Bell, and perhaps a mid level player.

It's a scary though.

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New ownership coming in for New Orleans is the reason why they might be willing to move Chris Paul. People around Chris Paul believe that he truly wants out. If you want to talk about the Wade/LBJ friendship which is the only reason why we're even connected to LBJ (which won't happen), make note that Dwyane Wade's best friend in the business aside from Q-Rich & Dorell is Chris Paul.

Ultimately, I think they move Collison instead. But it would not surprise me if they keep Collison (younger and cheaper) and completely rebuild/wipe out pay roll by moving Chris Paul, especially if he requests a trade which many believe will happen.

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I have heard the Chris Paul thing.

if we do it...we have to abandon any junior max discussions for a SF. but we will have to explore shooters...Korver?

It changes the makeup of what our lineup will look like to close the 4th quarter.

[Big E]

I dont like the idea. I love CP3 but I think we need a big to go with Wade.

[Ludacris]

I have heard the Chris Paul thing.

if we do it...we have to abandon any junior max discussions for a SF. but we will have to explore shooters...Korver?

It changes the makeup of what our lineup will look like to close the 4th quarter.

Why is that? what's the difference between picking up Chris Paul + jnr max and picking up max + jnr max?

Also...which guys are being looked at for jnr max contracts?

[padre31]

New ownership coming in for New Orleans is the reason why they might be willing to move Chris Paul. People around Chris Paul believe that he truly wants out. If you want to talk about the Wade/LBJ friendship which is the only reason why we're even connected to LBJ (which won't happen), make note that Dwyane Wade's best friend in the business aside from Q-Rich & Dorell is Chris Paul.

Bro, I hope so, George Shinn is my list, when the Hornets were in Charlotte they led the NBA in attendance, he pulled the plug and moved to NO after dealing LJ and Alonzo Mourning and Kobe Bryant.

Ultimately, I think they move Collison instead. But it would not surprise me if they keep Collison (younger and cheaper) and completely rebuild/wipe out pay roll by moving Chris Paul, especially if he requests a trade which many believe will happen.

They gave away Tyson Chandler, Shinn is such a skinflint it would not surprise me to see CP dealt.

Which imho would be 50% of the Heat's battle, they need an inside presence with JO appearing to be d-o-n-e and UH more of an auxilliary player.

Meanwhile, I'm waiting to see if Sect's 2009 prediction that a "lost" season, a non competitive one, leads to two MAX FA's, or whether DWade's vow that "this is the last first round playoff series I lose I can tell you that" holds true if the Heat are shut out this year.

[lmeister3]

Assuming Wade stays...

[TiP54]

Assuming Wade stays...

Every time you go to bed, you assume you wake up to see the next day.
Same exact situation.