TSwift25 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Sonics' Lewis on Heat's radar, according to source By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted June 29 2007 MIAMI According to an NBA source close to the situation, the Heat plans a push to acquire forward Rashard Lewis from the SuperSonics. Earlier this month Lewis opted out of the final two years of his Seattle contract, bypassing a guaranteed $21 million to become a free agent as of Sunday. The Heat can offer no more that the $5.5 million mid-level exception. To complete a deal with the SuperSonics, it would require getting Seattle to agree to take on about $10 million of its contracts. With Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade out of play in any trade talks, that likely would mean the Heat would start any discussions with the Sonics by offering power forward Udonis Haslem. The Sonics essentially distanced themselves from Lewis at Thursday's NBA Draft by selecting Texas forward Kevin Durant with the second pick and then trading guard Ray Allen for a package that included Georgetown forward Jeff Green, the No. 5 selection. The Charlotte Bobcats and Orlando Magic, teams that could create enough salary-cap space to sign Lewis outright, also are interested in the 6-foot-10 3-point specialist. With the Heat, Lewis, 27, could slot in at small forward or power forward, helping to space the floor for O'Neal and Wade, while providing defensive length and ball handling. Lewis averaged 22.4 points and 6.6 rebounds last season, shooting 46 percent from the field and 39 percent on 3-pointers. He finished 27th in the league in 3-point percentage, 11th in minutes per game, 21st in points per 48 minutes and 23rd in the league's overall efficiency ranking. Free agents cannot be signed until July 11, although negotiations can begin Sunday. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketb...fla-sports-heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tank Frenzy Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I cant see it happening. Seattle basically traded Ray Allen to keep Shard and I think they will. There is nothing the Heat can offer Seattle in my opinion that they would take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 My thought is if we were going to dangle Haslem, I wish we kept Smith. That, or I guess we're sold on Simien because while Rashard at the 4 is intriguing, I can't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tank Frenzy Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 My thought is if we were going to dangle Haslem, I wish we kept Smith. That, or I guess we're sold on Simien because while Rashard at the 4 is intriguing, I can't see it. Shard at the 4 would be horrible. He is a natural 3 and for the Heat the 4 needs to be a hard nosed defender and rebounder to compliment Shaq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfan79 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 It would cost a lot of pieces, some we dont have. Some we might interest them but really I dont see it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAndMrsFish Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I cant see it happening. Seattle basically traded Ray Allen to keep Shard and I think they will. There is nothing the Heat can offer Seattle in my opinion that they would take.  it would seem more likely that Shard gets moved cause him and Durant are the same-type of players.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tank Frenzy Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I cant see it happening. Seattle basically traded Ray Allen to keep Shard and I think they will. There is nothing the Heat can offer Seattle in my opinion that they would take.  it would seem more likely that Shard gets moved cause him and Durant are the same-type of players.... I disagree. Shard is a 3 with a 2's mentality. Durant is a 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 I don't think they necessarily dealt Allen to keep Lewis, I think they dealt Allen to start over. While, I will say that I'd be surprised if they want Haslem since I'd assume they just want cap space in the near future, I could see JWill (expiring deal) with an eventual buyout an intriguing option, plus obviously other considerations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfan79 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Other considerations would be most likely all of our picks next year and more of course and our mid-level exception for the length of the contract most likely too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYmarlins Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 i thought Haslem would be one of the pieces not moved. i am more open to trading Walker and Jason Williams in deals this offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tank Frenzy Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 i thought Haslem would be one of the pieces not moved. i am more open to trading Walker and Jason Williams in deals this offseason. Understatment of the century. Believe me if the Heat could trade Walker they would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBowden Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'd hate to trade Udonis. Although I hope he's working on his 15 ft jump shot that he couldn't hit at all last year when we needed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 It would be a good pickup for you guys. I'd much rather the Lakers offer our MLE to Lewis then the Greece PG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 i am more open to trading Walker  Yeah. Good luck finding a taker on the final 3 or 4 years left on his deal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fauowls44 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 i am more open to trading Walker  Yeah. Good luck finding a taker on the final 3 or 4 years left on his deal.... Walker only has 2 years left. His contract has a team option that kicks in after the 2009 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 i am more open to trading Walker  Yeah. Good luck finding a taker on the final 3 or 4 years left on his deal.... Walker only has 2 years left. His contract has a team option that kicks in after the 2009 season.  Even so. 2 years left on his contract with a whole bunch of money that no one is going to want to trade for. Then again, maybe Miami can convince Ainge or McHale to pick him up. They're not exactly smart business men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fauowls44 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 i am more open to trading Walker  Yeah. Good luck finding a taker on the final 3 or 4 years left on his deal.... Walker only has 2 years left. His contract has a team option that kicks in after the 2009 season.  Even so. 2 years left on his contract with a whole bunch of money that no one is going to want to trade for. Then again, maybe Miami can convince Ainge or McHale to pick him up. They're not exactly smart business men. They probably could trade him, but they'd have to take back an equally bad contract. He'll be a lot more tradeable next offseason when he's only got a year left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Mollusk Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I cant see it happening. Seattle basically traded Ray Allen to keep Shard and I think they will. There is nothing the Heat can offer Seattle in my opinion that they would take.  it would seem more likely that Shard gets moved cause him and Durant are the same-type of players.... I disagree. Shard is a 3 with a 2's mentality. Durant is a 4. Jeff Green? They are not bringing Shard back.   But I still love hearing how ever team in the league wants Antoine Walker, BADLY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fan Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I cant see it happening. Seattle basically traded Ray Allen to keep Shard and I think they will. There is nothing the Heat can offer Seattle in my opinion that they would take. Seattle did not draft Durant and trade for Green to keep Rashard, sorry. By the way, as a Heat fan, I can only see us having limited assets to offer the Sonics. Haslem (if they are interested), Dorell Wright, Cook and future draft picks. I'm not sure that would entice them, truthfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fauowls44 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I cant see it happening. Seattle basically traded Ray Allen to keep Shard and I think they will. There is nothing the Heat can offer Seattle in my opinion that they would take.  it would seem more likely that Shard gets moved cause him and Durant are the same-type of players.... I disagree. Shard is a 3 with a 2's mentality. Durant is a 4. Jeff Green? They are not bringing Shard back.   But I still love hearing how ever team in the league wants Antoine Walker, BADLY. Who is saying that every team wants Walker badly? Nobody does, but in a year from now, some team will want his expiring contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fan Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Question for Heat fans: Would you rather have Lewis or Artest. Personally, I'd rather have Artest. Better defender, rebounder and is a capable scorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfan79 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Question for Heat fans: Would you rather have Lewis or Artest. Personally, I'd rather have Artest. Better defender, rebounder and is a capable scorer. artest has more talent lewis has more headaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tank Frenzy Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I rather have Lewis. The Heat needs another scorer. After Wade no one can really score in bunches. Shaq is no longer the 20+ pts per game player. I would definately like to have Artest cause of his defense but if I had to choose I rather have Shard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Question for Heat fans: Would you rather have Lewis or Artest. Personally, I'd rather have Artest. Better defender, rebounder and is a capable scorer. I'd probably rather Lewis. That third scoring option would be ginormously important, if nothing else, for the space it could open for Wade or even Shaq. I think Artest is a better fit for us, both in terms of realism of attaining him and what we'd have to (or not have to) give up to get him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Godfather Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Question for Heat fans: Would you rather have Lewis or Artest. Personally, I'd rather have Artest. Better defender, rebounder and is a capable scorer. artest has more talent lewis has more headaches  Give me Artest. I love, love, love Artest. I badly want him on the Heat, he is the perfect fit. One of my favorite players in the league and when he is on he is IMO a top 10 player in all of the NBA. They both are great fits for the Heat though, but give me the guy who rivals Bruce Bowen as best perimeter defender in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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