- Report: Boston Celtics upgrade Al Horford’s status for Game 2 of Eastern Conference Finals
- Report: Boston Celtics to be without key role player in Game 2 vs. Miami Heat
- Max Strus strongly shuts down idea that he wants revenge against Celtics in ECF
- Jay Williams: ‘Jimmy Butler’s name belongs in the same breath with Michael Jordan’
- Jimmy Butler’s message to Stephen A. Smith: ‘You and everybody else have slept on me’
- Report: Jimmy Butler wondered if his heated altercation with Erik Spoelstra during the regular season was a ‘breaking point’
- Jimmy Butler’s savage comments after Game 1 win: ‘I like physicality, I want to run into people and see who falls down first’
- Dwyane Wade gives Jimmy Butler his flowers after masterful Game 1 performance vs. Celtics
- Report: Boston Celtics lose 2 starters ahead of ECF Game 1 vs. Miami Heat
- Scout bashes Tyler Herro, says he hasn’t shown he’s a productive option behind Jimmy Butler
Report: Heat Considering Adding Two Key Players Once Roster Spots Open
- Updated: April 3, 2016
With the playoffs around the corner, the Miami Heat (44-32) is looking to fill two open roster spots between April 9 and 13. Once assured it won’t pass the tax threshold, the Heat will add players that can bolster the team’s performance and fill in needed areas.
According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Miami already has guys on its radar:
“The Heat has been strongly looking at one signing one established player and one developmental project, though the thought of signing two developmental players hasn’t been ruled out.
“We’re told Miami has been giving legitimate thought to ex-Heat forward Dorell Wright, back from playing in China, but he’s one of several on Miami’s list. The Heat also is considering D-League point guard Briante Weber but has not given him a commitment.”
Wright, who played in Miami for the first six years of his career, has been in China for the 2015-16 season. The 30-year-old averaged an impressive 24.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 50.9 percent from the field in the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association). The forward’s strong friendship with Dwyane Wade and roots with the Heat could lead to a reunion for both parties.
Weber, 23, signed with the Heat during training camp but was sent to the team’s D-League affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce. The 6’2″ point guard was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies on a 10-day contact in mid-March and played in just six games. Since then, Weber has been waiting and been an appealing guard option for the Heat, who have just Goran Dragic and Josh Richardson as its only point guards. The Virginia Commonwealth University product averaged 10.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.1 steals in the D-League.
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