[情報] Miami Heat forward Dorell Wright ready to test market

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Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Monday, June 30, 2008

MIAMI — Dorell Wright says he doesn't want to leave the Heat - but he's open
to offers.

Wright, a fourth-year forward who is a restricted free agent, can entertain
bids from other teams starting today.



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That is when the NBA free agency period begins; teams cannot sign free agents
until July 9.

Wright said he has been in frequent contact with his new agent, Arn Tellem,
and expects other teams to show interest.

"I love Miami. I've already been in the system," said Wright, a part-time
starter the past two seasons. "But if I have a chance to go elsewhere, I
understand it's a business."

Around the NBA, players such as Corey Maggette, a swingman for the Los
Angeles Clippers, New Jersey center DeSagana Diop and Sacramento guard Beno
Udrih will attract a lot of attention as unrestricted free agents.

Monday, Washington forward Antawn Jamison re-signed (four years, $50
million), but guard Gilbert Arenas will resume negotiations today. He is
expected to return.

Among restricted free agents, Chicago's Ben Gordon, a shooting guard, and
small forward Luol Deng will get much attention.

The Heat likely will pursue a point guard aggressively for the second
consecutive off-season. Last year, Miami showed great interest in Milwaukee
guards Mo Williams and Charlie Bell, but both returned to the Bucks. The Heat
settled for Smush Parker, but he played little and eventually left on bad
terms.

Miami acquired Kansas point guard Mario Chalmers in a draft-night deal with
Minnesota, but Heat President Pat Riley said point guard and center remain
priorities.

Miami likely won't have much more to spend in free agency than the mid-level
exception, expected to be about $6 million, and the $2 million veteran's
exception. The Heat could be in play for guards such as Orlando's Carlos
Arroyo, New Orleans' Jannero Pargo or Minnesota's Sebastian Telfair.

Another priority is scoring punch off the bench, which is a specialty of Heat
swingman Ricky Davis. But he is an unrestricted free agent who might attract
a good amount of attention, especially from a playoff team. Last week, Riley
said he didn't have a feel for the Davis situation.

"We're lacking," Riley said. "We don't have shooters and we don't have
players that have his kind of ability. So it depends on where we are
financially and how we look at our future. That's going to be part of the
discussion."

The Heat has extended qualifying offers to its restricted free agents -
Wright, point guard Chris Quinn and swingman Kasib Powell - and that enables
the team to match any offer by another team.

Among the Heat's unrestricted free agents - Davis, guard Jason Williams,
center Alonzo Mourning, center Earl Barron and guard Blake Ahearn - there's a
chance none could return.

Mourning, who is rehabilitating a serious knee injury, has the best chance to
come back, perhaps followed by Davis. The others will likely be left to test
the market.

That's what Wright, who missed the final 24 games because of knee surgery,
will do. He said if someone offers him significantly more than the Heat's
$2.4 million qualifying offer plus a starting job, he would be tempted to
leave.

"If someone is talking like that," Wright said, "that's something I'd have to
think about."

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推 starpenny:誰來幫忙翻成中文
→ dwyanes:Maybe say goodbye
→ c80322:丟烯供一五摳零妹造啊(就是說他有可能要走了)
推 kusofish:想去FA試身價這樣
推 frankmaki:大概是他認為在熱火真的不會有什麼好的發展空間
推 zenwu:實際上也是沒錯 因為他都在可以發揮的時候受傷
推 zenwu:不然今年季末就不會看小Q變成球隊主力了
→ WenSky:又剛好選到Beasley   他的淺力股地位已經不保
推 clkdtm32:還是需要他吧 鋒線已經那麼矮了 他不能走
→ dwyanes:少了他就3號位子替補就沒了
推 WenSky:小聲說:還有RD阿(逃)
→ dwyanes:去年打下來RD明顯扛不住3號了 防守上很吃虧
推 zenwu:RD可以專心打2號替補 因為3.4號位置先發替補都靠MB香馬夠用
→ dwyanes:若簽不到堪用的5號人選  會加顯4號位子太矮
推 wade1219:我很期待他的說,捨不得他離開,2K8玩王朝幾年後他都是主力
→ wade1219:RANK達9十幾,但或許在萊里下很難有空間發揮.
推 wadeken:可惜他和Wade好像很和得來的說　= ="
→ dwyanes:是阿 他跟Wade可是麻吉
→ analysis:雙DW連線無望了嗎〒△〒
→ kkjjkkjj:RD也不願意打替補吧
→ dwyanes:他當過第六人喔