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Not enough balls to go aroundOriginally Posted by JapanAir21
Chalmers
Wade
Beasley
Odom
Boozer
Hmm.
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Not enough balls to go aroundOriginally Posted by JapanAir21
Chalmers
Wade
Beasley
Odom
Boozer
Hmm.
If Riley can pull this off without giving up BeasleyOriginally Posted by WILLINC
[h1]Heat targeting both Boozer and Odom[/h1]
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports 31 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS - Pat Riley has listened to Dwyane Wade(notes) express his unease with the Miami Heat sitting out the Eastern Conference's arms race this summer. As the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic elevated themselves as championship contenders, the Heat president sold his superstar on patience, promising a plan to surround him with talent for the long run.
Now, the Heat are working furiously to deliver Lamar Odom(notes) and Carlos Boozer(notes) to the shores of Biscayne Bay. The Heat are trying to sell Odom on a five-year, $34 million contract at the mid-level exception, and a league executive with knowledge of the talks says Miami has also hatched a three-way proposal with the Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies to secure Boozer.
The essentials of a possible deal would include Miami sending forward Udonis Haslem(notes) and Dorrell Wright to Utah. Because Memphis is under the cap, Utah could move Wright's $2.8 million salary to the Grizzlies and save itself approximately $5.6 million with salary and luxury-tax payments. Memphis would probably get cash and picks for its trouble. The Heat would have to send one more small contract to make the math on the salary exchange work.
Miami could pay Boozer his $12.7 million salary this season and own his Bird rights to sign him to an extension next summer.
The deal isn't considered imminent, but the Jazz are working hard to find a suitable trade for Boozer. Utah is determined to match the Portland Trail Blazers' $32 million offer sheet for restricted free agent Paul Millsap(notes). Utah has until the end of the week to match or lose the young power forward to the Blazers. Most league executives believe that Utah will match the offer, regardless of whether they've moved Boozer.
Portland is still trying to pry Tayshaun Prince(notes) out of Detroit in a three-way deal with Utah, but Pistons president Joe Dumars hasn't shown an inclination to move Prince and extend Boozer's contract, league sources say. Several league executives are dubious of Boozer as a $14 million-a-year player, which his agent, Rob Pelinka, has told teams it will take to sign him to an extension. Miami could be the suitor willing to pay it.
The Los Angeles Lakers' standoff with Odom is still fluid, but a source close to Odom insists he would probably only leave L.A. for Miami, not the Dallas Mavericks, who are also pursuing him. Odom's agent is trying to get a five-year, $45 million deal out of the Lakers, who have offered four years and $36 million.
Adrian Wojnarowski is the NBA columnist for Yahoo! Sports.
Originally Posted by TH0MAS CR0WN
What would be their methods of attaining Odom AND Boozer? Specifics?
No Tax........It wont be much less ones the taxes are taken in CaliOriginally Posted by TH0MAS CR0WN
Why would Lamar take the MLE though? but I suppose part of the lure is that he will definitely be starting and he knows how it is playing with Riley/Wade in South Beach
getting both Lamar and Boozer though seems like a stretch though without giving up anyone,
we would give up haslem, wright, and maybe a small contract like jones, diawara, quinn?Originally Posted by TH0MAS CR0WN
Why would Lamar take the MLE though? but I suppose part of the lure is that he will definitely be starting and he knows how it is playing with Riley/Wade in South Beach
getting both Lamar and Boozer though seems like a stretch though without giving up anyone,
Originally Posted by YoungTriz
small contract??? jones?, diawara?.... i thought we tagged moon as a restricted free agent? what about A.I.??
Originally Posted by jtc85
i think Odom had his best seasons in MIA. Him and Wade played well together - LA practically stole him from MIA for an aging/slower Shaq (eventhough MIA eventually won a title)
He only had one season in Miami, and I think it's a stretch to try to say that one year was better than any of his first 5 years with theLakers that followed.Originally Posted by jtc85
i think Odom had his best seasons in MIA. Him and Wade played well together - LA practically stole him from MIA for an aging/slower Shaq (eventhough MIA eventually won a title)
Originally Posted by bright nikes
Please Odom go to MIA and show the world how Odumb you are.
LO's best year was between that year in Miami or the 07-08 season if you ask me.Originally Posted by Blazers21NTNP
He only had one season in Miami, and I think it's a stretch to try to say that one year was better than any of his first 5 years with the Lakers that followed.Originally Posted by jtc85
i think Odom had his best seasons in MIA. Him and Wade played well together - LA practically stole him from MIA for an aging/slower Shaq (eventhough MIA eventually won a title)
Originally Posted by heat23
Originally Posted by bright nikes
Please Odom go to MIA and show the world how Odumb you are.
Hay, thats not niceSup BN?
Originally Posted by bright nikes
Please Odom go to MIA and show the world how Odumb you are.
It sounds sacrilegious amongst us fans, but I don't think a championship is that important to LOsince he just got one. Priority number one is probably the money right now.Originally Posted by krey1231
^ A very slim chance of winning another ring maybe?