[外電] Time To Show Wade The Way

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Time To Show Wade The Way Authored by Andrew Perna - April 28, 2010 - 4:28 pm Dwyane Wade would absolutely be the prize of this summer's expected free agent class if a certain monarch-like basketball player from Ohio wasn't hitting the market as well. He's not on the same level as LeBron James – no one is right now – but he can change a franchise's fortune (just ask the Miami Heat). James will monopolize free-agent headlines this offseason, something many say he'll thoroughly enjoy, but the posturing between Wade and the Heat has the potential to be much more intriguing and complicated than the jostling between James and the Cavaliers. Wade has repeatedly expressed his love for Miami and the organization he led to its only NBA championship back in 2006, but he has also been consistently adamant in his desire for some help. He wants Heat president Pat Riley to put upgraded pieces in place before he signs on the dotted line. “I'm not putting any pressure on myself,” Wade said Tuesday night when the Heat were eliminated from the playoffs by the Celtics, before adding: “The front office has some work to do.” As logical as that may sound, especially in a star-driven league, Wade's request is a huge one. Riley isn't going to be bullied by Wade, in fact he'd rather be doing the pushing around himself, which is what makes the situation an intriguing one. It's not hard to imagine Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert and general manager Danny Ferry mortgaging the franchise's future for the next century to keep LeBron, but Wade will be paid no such honor. Miami has the cap room and pieces to significantly improve this summer, but Riley isn't going to make any potentially damaging moves without a commitment from Wade, especially with the NBA heading into a collective bargaining standoff between the Players Association and league owners. If he panics to please Wade, Riley could end up signing a marginal talent to an overpriced contract that could become outdated and untradable quickly with a new CBA on the horizon. It's also important not to forget what happened two short summers ago when Elton Brand spurned the Clippers and Baron Davis to sign with the 76ers. Expect any offers extended by the Heat to be contingent on a re-signed Wade. The one thing Wade does have going for him is that the Heat will be forced to alter their roster significantly whether he re-signs or not. They have just four players under contract for the 2010-11 season, Michael Beasley, James Jones, Daequan Cook and Mario Chalmers, and that includes team options for Jones and Chalmers. If they pick up the options on both players, certainly not a guarantee in either case, the Heat will have a little over $7 million on the books with at least eight roster spots to fill. Jermaine O'Neal is unlikely to return, but guys like Quentin Richardson and Udonis Haslem could return at greatly reduced prices. The ideal situation for the Heat would be to lure a second-max level player, similar to New York's strategy of LeBron-plus one. The problem is that players of that caliber don't grow on trees and a handful of teams have the ability to offer the same amount of money as Miami. Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, LeBron James, Joe Johnson and Amare Stoudemire will all likely get max-level deals this summer. Chances are New York signs at least one of those guys, let's assume Bosh, while I expect Johnson and Stoudemire to remain in Atlanta and Phoenix, respectively. That leaves Boozer and James. James almost certainly won't want to play in Miami. Boozer is a strong possibility, especially considering the comments he made last summer, but the Jazz look good and remaining in Utah isn't at all unlikely for the notoriously indecisive forward. What happens then? The Heat would be left to target guys like Brendan Haywood, Luis Scola, Drew Gooden, Rudy Gay, David Lee, Al Harrington and Mike Miller. Of those seven, Scola and Gay are restricted. They also fall into two categories. The ones that will ask for $10 million-plus (Haywood, Gay and Lee) and the ones that you still might overpay for at anywhere from $5-$9 million (Scola, Gooden, Harrington and Miller). Would signing Haywood and Miller be enough to keep Wade in Miami? A top-eight that includes Wade, Beasley, Haywood, Miller, Q-Rich, Haslem, Chalmers and either Cook or their first-round pick isn't bad, but will it make them a top-four team in the East? Why not? Wade led a crew consisting of Beasley, Q-Rich, Haslem, Chalmers and Jermaine O'Neal to the fifth seed this season and 47 wins, while the Celtics will be yet another year older and perhaps without Ray Allen. Miami's other option would be to use their cap space in a lopsided deal to take on a big contract like Andre Iguodala or Al Jefferson. Beasley will only be entering his third season and perhaps his production will finally match his talent. I also sometimes wonder how we'd be judging him if Derrick Rose didn't become such a such-fire star in Chicago. Perhaps we'd be a tad kinder, although he certainly hasn't done himself many favors. His absence in the second half of Miami's season-ending loss to Boston in Game 5, along with coach Erik Spoelstra's weak explanation, isn't going to help his up-and-down confidence either. Wade will forever be matched up against James and while he may have beaten his Team USA buddy to a championship, he can't carry a team quite as well or as far. Still, can Riley create a supporting cast for D-Wade that will at least rival what LeBron has enjoyed in Cleveland over the last two seasons? Chalmers still has promise, in my opinion, and like Maurice Williams he can stretch defenses with his shot. Other than Wade, Chalmers was the most dangerous offensive player in Miami's first-round series with Boston. His minutes and scoring went up in the playoffs after a bit of a sophomore slump during the regular season. They bring different things to the table, but I'd take Richardson (again, assuming he re-signs) over Anthony Parker/Delonte West more often than not. The widest gap between what Wade has, or might have next season, and what James has in Cleveland is in the frontcourt. James has a stable of guys in Antawn Jamison, J.J. Hickson, Shaquille O'Neal, Anderson Varejao, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Leon Powe to feed and create space (or clog up room in the case of O'Neal). Wade has had Beasley, Haslem, O'Neal and Joel Anthony, who I think could have a place in Miami's rotation after outplaying O'Neal in the playoffs. That said, Haslem and Anthony are scrappers, leaving Beasley as the only player that can create a talent-mismatch. If Wade is to have a similar cast to LeBron, Miami will need to bring in some help (perhaps Haywood) to give them a good chance at making it to the second round of the playoffs. Regardless of who comes and who doesn't, Wade has no plans of enduring another early exit. “This will be my last first round exit for a while,” he told reporters Tuesday night. 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