<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Despite aggressive efforts by Pat Riley to retain Vladimir Stepania, the free-agent center continues to consider other offers. ``We're in discussions with two teams, neither of which are the Heat, and something could happen as soon as [today],'' agent Marc Fleisher said. ``Pat Riley called me [Wednesday] expressing a desire to sign him. Obviously, they don't have any money. Pat did his best sales job, which I related to Valdi, and Vladi hasn't shut the door.'' [imgr]http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/photo/2003-09/9559554.jpg[/imgr] The Heat in August extended a one-year, $3 million offer to the reserve 7-footer. Stepania, who earned $1.4 million this past season, bypassed that bid in hopes of a lengthier deal. ``He felt he deserved more, and the team agreed with him but was only willing to go out one year.'' The Heat made the $3 million bid to Stepania before it signed free-agent forward Lamar Odom to a six-year, $65 million deal. The Heat now can only offer Stepania the veteran's minimum, which for five years of service is $751,000.</div> Full Article: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-hea...la-sports-front
