July 29, 200521 yr Free agent Walker draws Heat's interest By Ira Winderman Staff Writer Posted July 28 2005 Antoine Walker, one of the NBA's top remaining uncommitted free agents, has emerged on the Heat's radar. According to sources familiar with the Heat's approach, the team plans to discuss a role with the 6-foot-9 forward, perhaps today. Walker split time last season between Atlanta and Boston, helping to fuel a late-season playoff push by the Celtics. However, with Boston committed to a youth movement, the 28-year-old is not expected to be invited back by the Celtics. Already over the salary-cap, the Heat would be limited to a bid of its $5.1 million mid-level exception or have to work out a sign-and-trade agreement with the Celtics. Walker earned $14.6 million in the final year of a six-year, $77 million contract. With Walker a quality ball-handler and streaky 3-point shooter, the Heat could field an oversized lineup of Shaquille O'Neal at center, Udonis Haslem a power forward, Walker at small forward, Eddie Jones back at his natural shooting guard and Dwyane Wade back a point guard, where he played in 2003-04 as a rookie before switching to shooting guard last season. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-hea...la-sports-front
July 29, 200521 yr Dwayne needs to stay at the SG spot. Sign Jason Williams on the cheap as your PG and look at a lineup of Shaq, Haslem, Jones, Wade, and Williams as your eastern conference champion contenders.
July 29, 200521 yr sign walker and kiss the finals goodbye. 878306[/snapback] Your generally pointless 7 word answers :mischief rings so very true this time.
July 29, 200521 yr Dwayne needs to stay at the SG spot. Sign Jason Williams on the cheap as your PG and look at a lineup of Shaq, Haslem, Jones, Wade, and Williams as your eastern conference champion contenders. 878215[/snapback] personally, id rather see another 3 point specialist to be at PG no matter what, we should just take care of PG and forget Walker
July 29, 200521 yr walker is not that bad if you define his role and tell him he has to be more of an inside presence.. he did that with boston at the end last year, and wasnt near as bad or streaky a shooter as before.. plus here he knows that he is 3 or maybe 4th fiddle behind Shaq and Flash, and possibly EJ
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