Miami Heat Offering Michael Beasley for Amar'e Stoudemire?

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2/9/09

As the Amar’e Stoudemire trade watch continues, word out of South Beach is that the Heat want to talk. The Miami Herald reports this morning that the Heat may be offering up Michael Beasley—the second overall pick is this past summer's NBA Draft, along with a future draft pick for Amar’e. While this may intrigue the Suns, Miami doesn’t seem to be resting solely on that move. 

Other names being rumored to be on their radar in exchange for Shawn Marion include Jermaine O’Neal, 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 tuned…

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 he’s hot.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports today that Cleveland may focus on the first one and may need to use Wally to accomplish it. 

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.

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, wouldn’t you?

In an update from yesterday's report that the Nets had made a concrete offer for Amar’e Stoudemire, The NY Post reports different. Nets' GM Kiki Vandeweghe did confirm there has been “exploratory talk” regarding a deal, however nothing official had been offered yet. 

Most league executives feel that the Pistons are the favorites in the Amar’e trade watch, with the potential to offer expiring contracts in Rasheed Wallace, Allen Iverson, or Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince.