<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"Obviously with adding Shaquille and hoping to keep him here, it's a little bit different situation than trying to build this team and put enough players on the floor right now that can help us get to that next step in the next couple years," General Manager Randy Pfund said. "If there were an opportunity to do something in this draft by trading out or trading down or trading up in some way to maybe try to get a significant piece that could help us, we'll certainly explore that." Pfund said if the Heat remains at No. 29 the question will be whether to choose an experienced college player who might help now or the best available player who could be ready in a few years. "If we can get a name there that we feel like could be in our top eight or nine players, I think you draft a veteran player," Pfund said. Pfund added that the Heat might be more inclined to look at a developmental player because the new collective bargaining agreement will raise the minimum age to 19 for the draft next year. "That may be a reason to stick in this draft and take one more shot at a future guy," Pfund said, "whether it be an early-entry player or a high school player or foreign player, because next year the draft could be hurt a little bit by not having those guys in the draft."</div> Source
