(video courtesy of Associated Press)
(video courtesy of Miami Herald)
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Friday, July 9, 2010
Tweet du jour
Retweeted from LAT Clipper beatwriter Lisa Dillman:
RT @mikebeasleysr They traded Michael Beasley cause lebron said he looked too similar to delonte & he wasn't gonna have that shit no moreClues, if needed: @mikebeasleysr is Beasley's father; "delonte" is not only this delonte, i.e., LeBron's Cavalier teammate, but also & allegedly, this delonte.
Hubcap
The hub of Heatworld is how and what it does capwise to re-structure its roster.
To that end going forward, Heat SVP Andy Elisburg suddenly becomes Miami's MIP (most important person) as Riley's designated capologist.
Summarizing the current state of mergers & acquisitions, Ira Winderman comes thru:
To that end going forward, Heat SVP Andy Elisburg suddenly becomes Miami's MIP (most important person) as Riley's designated capologist.
Summarizing the current state of mergers & acquisitions, Ira Winderman comes thru:
[T]he Miami Heat is attempting to work out a sign-and-trade agreement with the Cleveland Cavaliers for free-agent forward LeBron James, who already has agreed to join the Heat. [Whether it succeeds or not,] James is still locked into a Heat future. [However, should the Heat be able to pull off such a maneuver,] it would give Heat President Pat Riley [more free agent flexibility as well as] unlimited resources to re-sign [current Heat free agents] without having to make those agreements work within the confines of the NBA's "soft" salary cap.
Q du jour
Appropriate post-partum question from On the Beat after birthing BoyzIIHeat with Rio the only other signed Heat remaining on the roster: "Does riley have the entire summer to sign role players? or is there a deadline very soon?"
According to NBA Roster Regulations @ NBA.com
According to NBA Roster Regulations @ NBA.com
- There's no deadline for signing players before the season starts.
- However, the Heat "must reduce their Active List to a maximum of 12 players the day before the beginning of the NBA season" and "teams must have at least eight eligible players dressed and able to play in each regular season game."
- Otherwise, the Heat can sign & release players to non-guaranteed contracts until the 2nd week in January whereupon all contracts become guaranteed.
- The Heat may also sign players to a maximum of 2 x 10-day contracts per season after which the player must be waived or signed for the remainder of the season.
- The Heat can trade & re-trade eligible players [1] until the 16th Thursday of each season.
[1] ineligible players include players who cannot be traded for 90 days after signing a contract or until December 15th of that season, whichever comes later.
Not centers of attention
They're not centers of attention -- anymore.
But they're experienced, competent, skilled former starters who could serve as year-one co-starters on year-to-year contracts with BoyzIIHeat assuming sound wheels and an offseason of suitable conditioning.
They are Z for Zydrunas Ilgauskas -- who until his injury last season was still LeBron's most compatible big (sorry Shaq) at age 34 despite limited minutes; and Big Cat Jamaal Magloire -- Miami's leading rebounder in boards-per-minute (19.8%) last season at the not-quite-decrepit age of 31.
Can 2 x 30-yr olds @ 20mpg = 1 x starter? Absent F/A miracles, unforseeable trades, bigs from Brazil or Pittman's immediate contribution, "can" is not a question.
But they're experienced, competent, skilled former starters who could serve as year-one co-starters on year-to-year contracts with BoyzIIHeat assuming sound wheels and an offseason of suitable conditioning.
They are Z for Zydrunas Ilgauskas -- who until his injury last season was still LeBron's most compatible big (sorry Shaq) at age 34 despite limited minutes; and Big Cat Jamaal Magloire -- Miami's leading rebounder in boards-per-minute (19.8%) last season at the not-quite-decrepit age of 31.
Can 2 x 30-yr olds @ 20mpg = 1 x starter? Absent F/A miracles, unforseeable trades, bigs from Brazil or Pittman's immediate contribution, "can" is not a question.
Beasley goes - Miller Arrives
Update
KSFY (Sioux Falls, SD)
Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD)
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Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD)
KSFY (Sioux Falls, SD)
Updated: Jul 09, 2010 1:20 AM EDT
Mitchell native Mike Miller intends to sign a five-year, $30 million deal with the Miami Heat, sources told KSFY late Thursday night. Earlier in the night, LeBron James announced his intention to sign with Miami, joining Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade with the Heat. Miller spent last season with the Washington Wizards.
Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD)
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Minutes after LeBron James announced he was leaving Cleveland to play with the Miami Heat, Mitchell native Mike Miller also signed with Miami his father, Tom Miller, said.
Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD)
LeBron James rocked the professional basketball world when he announced he was leaving Cleveland and heading to Miami Thursday night. Now, depending on a trade of Michael Beasley to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Mitchell-native Mike Miller could join the NBA’s Most Valuable Player and the new “Big Three.”
