A source familiar with the situation confirmed Sunday to the Sun Sentinel that veteran center Eddy Curry has been working with the Miami Heat in recent days, as the Heat look at free-agent options. By league rules, teams cannot currently work out free agents who finished the season on an NBA roster. Workouts of those types of free agents cannot begin until July 1, when a lockout is expected to be imposed, shutting down all league activity. Curry was waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 1. In ensuing weeks he worked out for several NBA teams, including the Heat, in a bid to secure a place on a playoff roster. The Heat passed on Curry, 28, at that time, although his 6-foot-11, 285-pound bulk might have helped in the NBA Finals against Dallas Mavericks center Tyson Chandler. Due to conditioning and other issues, Curry has played only 10 games over the past three seasons, including none this past season. He earned $11.3 million this past season, but likely would have to return to the league at a minimal salary. He is represented by the same agency that represents the Heat's LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. In April, Heat President Pat Riley, through a team spokesman, confirmed that Curry was one of "a half dozen" players the Heat had looked at, as part of a "big-picture" evaluation. The Heat is holding a similar evaluation of veteran free agents this week, in anticipation of a July 1 lockout start. Curry spent the latter part of this past season working in Chicago under noted trainer Tim Grover, who also works with Wade. The Heat current have three centers under contract for 2011-12, Joel Anthony, Dexter Pittman and Zydrunas Ilgauskas, with Bosh also expected to see time at center next season, as he did during the playoffs upon the return of power forward Udonis Haslem from November foot surgery. Source: Sun Sentinel
I'm more interested in getting another athletic swingman off the bench for LeBron and Wade. Our other guys are very injury prone.
