[外電] Free-agent center? It's all Greek to Heat

看板MiamiHeat (邁阿密熱火)作者zenwu (橘子)時間17年前 (2009/05/13 14:42)推噓7(7推 0噓 8→)

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A few updates while wondering whether Michael Beasley is going and Chris Bosh is coming: According to the Heat there is nothing to the message-board scuttlebutt that it is in heated pursuit of Greek center Yiannis Bouroussis, with the team on Tuesday blowing off the reports. Who is Yiannis Bouroussis? Besides being an All-Euroleague first-team center, we can't truly offer that much. According to the always reliable DraftExpress, the 6-foot-11 center is "not particularly athletic, but has a massive frame which he uses to draw fouls at a terrific rate, and is a threat to score with his back to the basket, shooting jumpers from outside, or finishing pick and roll plays in the lane thanks to his excellent hands. He’s also an excellent rebounder, particularly on the offensive end." Keep in mind, the only Heat centers under contract for next season are Jermaine O'Neal and Mark Blount. Jamaal Magloire is an unrestricted free agent and Joel Anthony is a restricted free agent. Bouroussis, who is 25, is compared by Draft Express in its "best cast" scenario to Troy Murphy. OK, then. At this rate, can a David Padgett reunion be far off? For as much concern as James Jones expressed during the playoffs that he would need a follow-up procedure to the surgery on his right wrist tendon that kept him out for the first half of the season, the team said there are no plans for additional surgery. Jones had said during the playoffs that the range of motion in the wrist had remained limited and thought it best could be remedied by another procedure. As many teams are doing, the Heat plans to work out a variety of second-tier veteran free agents on coming weeks. Teams are allowed to work with such players provided they were not on season-ending rosters. Among those making the tour around the league is former Heat guard Blake Ahearn. While Heat players have dispersed, one suggestion here: Instead of sending DVDs and edits to players of what they need to work on, send complete tapes of the Hawks' second-round series against the Cavaliers, with a note attached that reads, "You lost to that team?" The Atlanta series grows more painful by the day. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 210.208.154.172