The gigantic increase in the NBA salary cap this summer has been both a blessing and a curse to different NBA teams. While the Miami Heat were fortunate to retain the services of starting center Hassan Whiteside, they were forced to offer him the max in order to prevent him from walking away. But starters Luol Deng and Joe Johnson have now departed for greener pastures, with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz, respectively, offering them big bucks to lure them away. Now it appears that not just one Heat Lifer but two of them could be swayed as well. Much has been made of the financial sacrifices that Dwyane Wade, who has somehow never been the highest paid player on the Heat, has made in his career. But so has Udonis Haslem, who has consistently taken below market value time and time again in order to stay with his hometown team for 13 seasons. With perhaps one last contract to sign before he calls it quits, Haslem may be tempted to sign with another team to secure a hefty pay raise. The key word there is "among", which means that there could be other teams interested in UD as a veteran mentor. Haslem has been stuck at the end of the Heat bench for a while now, but was always good for a few solid minutes -- especially once Chris Bosh was unable to play after the All-Star break. But in this crazy offseason where lesser teams have plenty of cap space and are ready to spend it, Miami is left with precious little of it remaining after having to utilize it to retain Whiteside and possibly sign Kevin Durant while also needing to circle back to Wade and even Tyler Johnson. - See more at: http://www.hothothoops.com/2016/7/2...iami-heat-player-to-jump-ship-nba-free-agency
