Miami Heat Offering Michael Beasley for Amar'e Stoudemire?
The World Famous Layup Drill RumorMill 2/9/09 As theย Amarโe Stoudemire trade watchย continues, word out of South Beach is that the Heat want to talk. Theย Miami Heraldย reports this morning that the Heat may be offering up Michael Beasleyโthe second overall pick is this past summer's NBA Draft, along with a future draft pick for Amarโe. While this may intrigue the Suns, Miami doesnโt seem to be resting solely on that move.ย After their first home loss of the season to the Lakers, two things seemed clear: 1. Cleveland needs helps in the paint 2. They better trade Wally Szczerbiak while heโs hot. The Cleveland Plain Dealerย reports today that Cleveland may focus on the first one and may need to use Wally to accomplish it.ย OKC may take the expiring contract of Wally alone. Some may feel that they are going for broke this year, but with no certainty, that LeBron James is going to re-sign next year, wouldnโt you? In anย update from yesterday's reportย that the Nets had made a concrete offer for Amarโe Stoudemire, Theย NY Postย reports different. Nets' GM Kiki Vandeweghe did confirm there has been โexploratory talkโ regarding a deal, however nothing official had been offered yet.ย
Other names being rumored to be on their radar in exchange for Shawn Marion include Jermaine OโNeal, Brad Miller, and Tyson Chandler. Heat management seem intent on bringing in a big man who can help Dwyane Wade win now and convince him to re-sign next summer. Stay tunedโฆ
The two Forward/Centers on their radar are the Clippers' Marcus Camby and Joe Smith from the OKC Thunder. In Camby, they may have to trade a combination of Delonte West along with Wally.
Most league executives feel that the Pistons are the favorites in the Amarโe trade watch, with the potential to offer expiring contracts in Rasheed Wallace, Allen Iverson, or Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince.
