FishFan19

I don't want Russell, I'll be happy with Horry though. Guys like Malone, Damon Jones, Horry, Kukoc, Rodney Rogers, all could be solid additions to the Heat team. Another player I really want but I doubt we get is Rodney White.

Just back on the topic, I'm a huge Heat fan but I still think the Pistons and the Spurs are the teams to beat in their conferences and should be expected to win. They both have won with the team they have and only added pieces, I am expecting Miami to surprise some people though.

i will laugh long and hard if shaq gets hurt next year. Wow. :confused

shaq will also come up with some degrading name for the pistons also i would assume. thats his history. 466640[/snapback] Yup I can't wait. At the press conference he was cracking jokes the entire team, should be a lot fun this season.

The amount of Heat Haters is just flying through the roof. Shaq has never played with a special guard like Dwyane Wade.? :thumbup Take that Kobe. 466592[/snapback] oh come on. i love how all you heat homers are implying in many ways that shaq will be better becuase he is playing with wade instead of kobe. last i checked....kobe was a top 5 NBA player. is wade even top 25? 466603[/snapback] Shaq said it not me. Kobe was top 5 playing alongside Shaq, I doubt he'll ever win another title even if he's not in jail.

The amount of Heat Haters is just flying through the roof. Shaq has never played with a special guard like Dwyane Wade. :thumbup Take that Kobe.

I don't think it would require the MLE probably a lot less, here's a quote from Malone I think he would love to play w/ Shaq again. It appears unlikely Malone will return to the Lakers, even if Bryant re-signs with them. When free agency came for Bryant and a trade loomed for O'Neal, Malone pledged not to choose between them. So, he mulls retirement some days, the Spurs on others, and other teams still call, his options growing by the day. "It's very disheartening," Malone said. "Shaq was without a doubt ? and I didn't know Kobe ? Shaq was the main reason I came here. Now they traded him. They didn't talk to me about what I thought about it, if I was coming back. I'm very disappointed it would happen like that. "If I was to come back, I'd look at those guys as my teammates. I'd go to war with them every night. I came here for a particular reason, though. It's been snatched away from me. Not only did [the Lakers] not talk about it with me, the information I got was from TV and newspapers. I mean, not to disrespect Grant and Odom and all those guys, but you're not going to replace Shaq."

Or couldn't we then trade EJ for a SF or PF?

Stephen Jackson is gone to the Pacers- 6 years 39 million.

Who do you want then, Duncan? Garnett? We don't have too much options.

Damn we are really running out of options, maybe take the risk and go with McDyess

Has Etan Thomas been signed as yet, he could be our starting PF.

Heres a sun-sentinel article with some FA the head would go after for next season, and some words from Shaq's agent http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketb...fla-sports-heat Still, with O'Neal on the payroll, the Heat likely could attract significant value with the $5.1 million and $1.6 million signing exceptions granted to teams above the salary cap. Options for such contracts could include forwards such as Toni Kukoc, Stephen Jackson, Eric Williams and Keon Clark, as well as guards such as Damon Jones, Lindsey Hunter and Shammond Williams. Shortly after O'Neal completed his workout and then a meeting with Heat President Pat Riley, the center's agent, Perry Rogers, confirmed that O'Neal had decided his basketball future should be in Miami. "We've said that we would agree to a trade,'' Rogers said. "I think that's going to happen. I'd be very surprised if it didn't happen."

Man i wish we could just find out who the 3rd player is. Should I love Riles or hate him. I really hope Caron is not in this deal, really really hope.

DA said it could be Wright as the 3rd player. Still would rather give a 1st rounder, but I rather have Butler than Wright.