After a short hiatus, NBA Draft Blog is back and fully rested. For the next 10 days or so, I will be looking at each of the NBA teams’ off-seasons to date. Now you may be wondering why a “draft” blog would spend time looking at what the NBA teams do- that should be left to the professionals. I will be doing it with a bit of a twist. After a brief summary of the moves made, I will be analyzing how these moves affect the recent draftees and other rookie signings. Will that big free agent signing reduce the rookie’s possible playing time or even jeopardize their chance to make the team? I will hope to answer those questions.
To start things off, let’s take a look at what the Miami Heat did this off-season. They did sign a guy or two, right?
Off-season Recap –
Players Lost
Michael Beasley – F – Traded to
Daequan Cook – G – Traded to
Players Gained
Lebron James – G – Trade from
Chris Bosh – F – Trade from
Zydrunas Ilguaskas – C – Free Agent from
Mike Miller – G – Free Agent from
Eddie Jones – G – Free Agent from
Juwan Howard – F – Free Agent from
Free Agents Re-Signed
Joel Anthony – F
Carlos Arroyo – G
Jamaal Magliore – C
Udonis Haslem – F
James Jones – F
Shavlik Randolph – F
Kenny Hasbrouck – G
Dwayne Wade – G
Draft Picks & Other Rookie Signings
Dexter Pittman (2nd Round, #42)
Jarvis Varnado (2nd Round, #41)
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Draft Pick & Rookie Outlook (Based on Roster as of 7/30/10)
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Tomorrow, we head to the “other” Florida team, the Orlando Magic, and up the coast a bit for the Charlotte Bobcats. Make sure to use the comments section for all feedback.