5 Players The Miami Heat Could Be Looking To Target This Season

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2. Timofey Mozgov

Timofey Mozgov of the Denver Nuggets

Timofey Mozgov, much like many Denver Nuggets players, is considered to be on the trading block.

The Nuggets are currently 10-13 and will have a hard time making the playoffs in a tough Western Conference. The Heat need big men more than anything due to the reoccurring injuries to Andersen, Bosh, McRoberts, Justin Hamilton, Udonis Haslem and Danny Granger.

Mozgov has one year left on his contract, with another season being tabbed onto the contract as a club option year. His salary is currently $4.65 million, and he could be used as a short-term rental by Riley and the franchise for the rest of the 2014-15 season.

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D.J. Siddiqi grew up in the heart of South Florida in Broward County. Growing up in South Florida during the late 90's and 2000's, D.J. witnessed the Pat Riley years where the Miami Heat faced off with the New York Knicks all the way to the painful late 2000's seasons where the Heat were a one-man team with Dwyane Wade. D.J. has closely followed the Heat over the past decade-and-a-half, and unfortunately witnessed Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals in person when the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 15-point deficit to knock off the Heat. D.J. has writing experience as a columnist with sites such as Bleacher Report and Rant Sports, and he is proud to bring his knowledge of the Heat and the NBA to Heat Nation.