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NBA Players on Max Contracts
In the changing landscape of the NBA’s salary cap as more and more regulations from the latest CBA come into play, there are currently 22 players in the league with a max contract, including a few teams – New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers, with two or more players getting a max deal.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Interested in Signing Roger Mason Jr.
Interested might be a strong word; open to the idea is a better description of the situation. The Miami Heat keep adding invitees to their training camp, including Roger Mason Jr., who had a small role to play for the New Orleans Pelicans last season, and will possibly add him to one of the final two spots on their roster.
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Miami Heat – Dwyane Wade Losing Weight to Remain a Champion
Anything for the Miami Heat, and everything to remain an important part of a championship team. Maybe the answer to the problems Dwyane Wade has been having with his knees over the last couple of seasons is simply losing weight.
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Eastern Conference Champions – Bulls, Heat or Pacers?
Out of the Eastern conference, one of three teams: The Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls or the Indiana Pacers will reach the NBA finals.
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Miami Heat & LeBron James: Getting The Elusive Three-Peat
Only five times have we seen a three-peat achieved in NBA history, and only three franchises have been able to do it. It radiates immortality, but is one of the most difficult feats to accomplish. While this Miami Heat team and within it LeBron James have proven everything expected of them, joining the few that have won three championships in a row will truly give them a legendary status.
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Derrick Rose is the Most Important Player in the NBA This Season
With a regular season as long as the one the NBA has (82 games), there isn’t just one storyline to hold the fabric of interest together. With all due respect to LeBron James rising among the game’s legends, Kevin Durant still trying to be the best and Kobe Bryant trying to not lose with the Lakers, Derrick Rose and his comeback attempt with the Chicago Bulls should be the best one to follow in 2014.
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LeBron James Will Never Run Out of Things to Prove
From the moment LeBron James entered the NBA, he’s been out on a mission, set out to accomplish it by himself or by those viewing from the outside, judging and surveying every move. Even after winning championships, MVPs and anything else the NBA has to offer, the challenges remain the same. It’s only the measuring stick to judge him by that’s been altered.
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Miami Heat – Michael Beasley Getting a Career Lifeline
It might be arrogance, but it might be that the Miami Heat have an eye for talent, even if it’s masked by a huge amount of personal problems. They’re willing to take a shot on Michael Beasley and give him an invite to training camp, in what might become one of the best under-the-radar pickups of this offseason.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Won’t Re-Sign Shane Battier
Even though it’s hard to ignore the contribution of Shane Battier to the two NBA titles the Miami Heat have won, it’s just as difficult to avoid the fact that he wasn’t as vital during the second championship run the team made on both ends of the floor, and that might mean he isn’t going to be re-signed once he becomes a free agent at the end of the season.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Isn’t Promising Anything
In order to join the Miami Heat and their big three project, LeBron James gave up a lot of money during his first “decision”. This time, with a chance to opt out of his contract at the end of the 2013-2014 NBA Season, it might be a little bit more difficult to predict what the MVP will decide, and where he’ll end up after next summer.