Haslem, O'Neal, Q done with Heat?

Shapecity · Jan 13, 2010

We told you earlier this morning, that it's believed the Heat aren't putting all their chips in for LeBron James in the summer free-agency market, but that the big-name pool of free agents -- Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire, etc. -- is still a main target for them. They just aren't going to play it LeBron or bust.

And if that's the case, it may very well likely mean Udonis Haslem, Jermaine O'Neal and Quentin Richardson, all of whom have expiring contracts this year, are likely done with the team.

"The Heat would love to re-sign Udonis Haslem, but he should get more elsewhere," writes Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. "To clear room to sign outside free agents, Miami likely will need to renounce Haslem, Jermaine O'Neal and Quentin Richardson, among others. That doesn't prevent the Heat from re-signing them, but Miami could no longer exceed the cap to do it. Once a team uses cap space, it cannot use either cap exception."

If this is the case, the Heat might be better served picking up Bosh, Carlos Boozer or Stoudemire in free agency, as the loss of Haslem and O'Neal will deplete their frontline depth.
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Source: Miami Herald

kobe23 · Jan 16, 2010

The heat should NOT focus on LeBron. They should focus on getting Wade a big man... Bosh or Amare... and Miami will be all set w/ a solid core of Wade, Chalmers, Beasley, Amare/Bosh

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