[外電] In free agency, timing is everything

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In free agency, timing is everything

by Ira Winderman                                  July 14th, 2010|4:24 PM


So why isn’t this all moving faster?

Why are we hearing Mike Miller is locked up? Juwan Howard is on the verge?

And yet, nothing (at least as of this posting).

Here’s why:

Juwan Howard: Delivered, just not signed and sealed.

Free agency is a process, one that has to follow a well-scripted order.

The last time the Heat attempted anything this grand, the order seemingly got
messed up, and Juwan Howard was lost.

Loose lips, some will tell you, also factored into that mess.

So here’s the deal:

    * Michael Beasley first must officially become a member of the Timberwolves
      , thereby clearing needed Heat cap space. His initial Minnesota media
      session is scheduled for Thursday.

    * Mike Miller then can be signed into that space.

    * Then, and only then, once the Heat reaches the 2010-11 salary cap, can
      the Heat begin its flow of minimum-scale salaries above the cap.

    * That’s when Juwan Howard will become official. And Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

    * And that’s when the likes of Keyon Dooling, Carlos Arroyo, Jamaal
      Magloire and, who knows, maybe even Tracy McGrady can hop aboard.

    * That also is when the Heat can begin negotiating a new deal with Joel
      Anthony, the only of the Heat’s 2009-10 players to maintain his Bird
      Rights.

    * And then that deal will happen, too.

Yes, there still certainly are plenty of moving parts.

But if Pat Riley and his crack staff could figure out how to make Wade-Bosh-’
Bron work, they’re certainly qualified to handle this end game.

Training camp is still 2 1/2 months away. There is no rush.

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