Published 6/21/2009
by Angel Melendez
at Bleacher Report - NBA
The NBA offseason is upon us and with the draft only a few days away (Thursday, June 25 2009; 7 p.m.–12 a.m.) I’d like to take this opportunity to discuss the Miami Heat’s big plans for the next few months. What exactly do they include? Well how about a big fat pile of…nothing.
Let me explain.
NBA Draft—the main focus of every team for the next week is the draft. Great teams are built through the selection of top high school, international and college talent…or so I am told.
I try not to live in the past but aside from the coup that was Dwyane Wade in 2003 and the potential star duo of Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers from last year, Miami’s drafts from the past ten years have been unspectacular.
Either they never panned out (Tim James, 1998; Pape Sow, 2004; Wayne Simien, 2005), no longer play for the Heat (Eddie House, 2000; Caron Butler, Rasual Butler, 2002) or the team is still waiting to see what they have on their hands exactly (Dorell ...
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