When Miami Heat president Pat Riley met with Amar'e Stoudemire(notes) last night, ESPN reports that he tried to sell the power forward on the idea of teaming up with Dwyane Wade(notes) and LeBron James(notes) in Florida. The lack of a state income tax in the Sunshine State is one of Riley's big selling points, according to ESPN's source, which is good because the three players would each have to take about $15 million to start on five-year deals, less than what they could get elsewhere. Riley's pitch was mostly about how all great championships are built on three great players, the source told ESPN. Source: ESPN
Says official in LeBron chase: "If D-Wade wants to make this big play happen in Miami, he needs to stop taking meetings and commit to Heat."
