Miami Heat on verge of offer to James Jones -- South Florida Sun

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Miami Extends Offer to Jones, Already Wants to Give Chalmers a Raise
Published 7/9/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... , who hit 43.7% of his shots from long distance last year for the Trail Blazers. From Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: ...

Mr. Jones back home?
Published 7/9/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
Hat tip to KGW's 10 o'clock news for the tease. It looks as if James Jones was just a rent-a-player for the Blazers and will return home to South Florida and sign with the Miami Heat, this according to the Orlando Sun-Sentinel: Following through on his vow to bolster his team's depth, Miami Heat President Pat Riley moved closer Tuesday to signing James Jones to a free-agent contract, extending a contract offer to the former University of Miami 3-point specialist. Riley declined comment at the Orlando Pro Summer League. With the free-agent signing period to commence at ...

The Laughter heads to Miami
Published 7/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Coup) at The Rip City Project
... It will be but a blip in the shadow of the Brand signing, but Blazers free-agent sniper James Jones is returning to his old stomping grounds in Miami. It became readily apparent in the last couple weeks that Kevin Pritchard wasn't going to shell out the midlevel over multiple years for a role player with shaky knees, so this shouldn't be much of a surprise. Truthfully, I'm glad to see him go. Not because I don't like him, but because as important as he was to the team's unexpected success last season, both on the court and off, Jones didn't appear to fit into Pritchard's ...

More clarity on the free agent front
Published 7/9/2008 by mookie (noreply@blogger.com) at a stern warning
... James Jones : the Miami Heat are the most likely candidate to secure the Portland free agent swingman's services, after offering him a deal that will bring him back to where he went to College. Jones fitted perfectly into the Portland offense and locker room in his one year stay, however with the continued emergence of Brandon Roy, Martell Webster and Travis Outlaw and the arrival of Rudy Fernandez and Nicholas Batum, there was no room for the steady shooter. He should fit well with the Heat. ...