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Beasley gives Heat numerous options

Posted by cenaysbf on June 28, 2008

So what now?

Now that the Miami Heat selected forward Michael Beasley with the second overall pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday, the question shifts to where he might best fit. It is a dilemma new Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said would be worked out when the team opens training camp in the fall. Spoelstra insisted that the Heat picked Beasley to keep him — and not to trade him to help fill voids at point guard and center, areas that could be addressed when free agency negotiations begin July 1.

If that is the case, Beasley would join a power rotation that already includes Shawn Marion and Udonis Haslem, two veterans who have been established starters in the league for years. Read the rest of this entry »

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