Miami Heat News

Heat injuries: Cook's shoulder, Beasley's sternum (AP)
4 Jul 2008 at 3:17pm
Michael Beasley slightly cracked his sternum in a collision with a teammate earlier this week, yet still could be with the Miami Heat when the team opens summer league play Monday. Daequan Cook won't be so lucky. The Heat announced Friday that Cook has separated his left, non-shooting, shoulder, meaning he won't be available for the five-games-in-five-days summer league schedule starting Monday in...
Beasley returns to practice with Heat summer team (AP)
3 Jul 2008 at 3:01pm

Michael Beasley returned to practice with the Miami Heat on Thursday, one day after the No. 2 overall pick in last week's NBA draft was knocked out of his first official summer-league workout with a chest bruise. Beasley was inadvertently elbowed by a teammate during a defensive drill about 45 minutes after Miami opened its summer-league camp Wednesday morning.

Beasley-Rose meet in Orlando summer league game (Yahoo! Sports)
3 Jul 2008 at 4:29am
After he was selected second overall by the Miami Heat , forward Michael Beasley said one of his first goals was...
Heat seeking short-term solutions at point guard (Yahoo! Sports)
3 Jul 2008 at 4:23am
The Miami Heat will take a short-term approach to filling its voids. Any potential targets would essentially be...
Heat Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
3 Jul 2008 at 3:27am

The Heat did the expected by taking Kansas State forward Michael Beasley with the No. 2 pick in the draft. So much for all the chatter about Miami being interested in USC's O.J. Mayo and Arizona's Jerryd Bayless.

Miami also traded with Minnesota to acquire Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, the Timberwolves' second-round pick (No. 34 overall). The Heat picked Kansas forward Darnell Jackson with the 52nd overall selection and traded him to Cleveland for a second-round pick in 2009.

In Beasley, the 6-8 power forward from Kansas State, the Heat got an excellent talent who also can play small forward. But this decision wasn't a slam dunk. Heat president Pat Riley said he was tempted to "multiply" the pick, meaning trade it for multiple players.

"In the end, the people who I...

Heat sign C Padgett, G Richards (PA SportsTicker)
2 Jul 2008 at 3:52pm
The Miami Heat on Wednesday signed center David Padgett and guard Jason Richards.
Heat might just find a point guard during free agency mayhem (Yahoo! Sports)
2 Jul 2008 at 3:52pm
Don't be surprised, with the Seattle SuperSonics also at the Orlando summer league next week, if the Miami Heat...
Beasley leaves first Heat practice early after taking elbow (Yahoo! Sports)
2 Jul 2008 at 3:44pm
Michael Beasley's Miami Heat debut was cut short when the No. 2 pick in last week's NBA Draft was sidelined by an...
KD's DVDs: Seattle at Houston, 1997 (Yahoo! Sports)
2 Jul 2008 at 2:01pm
Seattle SuperSonics at Houston Rockets, May 17 th , 1997 So, I've an old DVD of Game 7 of the Western...
Beasley signs rookie contract, injures chest (PA SportsTicker)
2 Jul 2008 at 1:19pm
Miami Heat rookie Michael Beasley certainly had an eventful day Wednesday.
Heat preparing offer for Brand to appease Wade? (Yahoo! Sports)
2 Jul 2008 at 11:43am
The Miami Heat is believed to be preparing a sign-and-trade offer for Los Angeles Clippers forward Elton Brand,...
Lakers show interest in Posey, Barry (Yahoo! Sports)
2 Jul 2008 at 4:01am
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to wait for Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf, but they have fall-back plans in...
Baron Davis' bold move (Yahoo! Sports)
1 Jul 2008 at 5:59am
It was an absolute shock to find out that Baron Davis opted out of the final year of his contract with the...
Heat still have holes to plug in free agency (AP)
30 Jun 2008 at 12:51am
The Miami Heat will start making their phone calls to free agents at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, and team president Pat Riley will have two simple messages to most of those on the other end of his line. Don't expect a bankbreaking offer. And don't wait too long to decide, either. "The players that are smart, that are on the cusp, that get talked into holding out by their agents might be very disappointed at...
Vegas casino: Lawsuit against NBA was mistake (AP)
29 Jun 2008 at 6:35pm
A luxury casino on the Las Vegas Strip said Sunday the NBA should not have been included in a $50,000 lawsuit filed this month for an unpaid convention bill from 2007 All-Star Week. Casino spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne of the Wynn Las Vegas said the lawsuit seeking payment from the NBA and a player's charity should have only been filed against Alonzo Mourning Charities, Inc., not against NBA...

Beasley returns to practice with Heat summer team
3 Jul 2008 at 3:00pm
MIAMI -- Michael Beasley returned to practice with the Miami Heat on Thursday, one day after the No. 2 overall pick in last week's NBA draft was knocked out of his ...
Ford: Ranking the best available free agents
3 Jul 2008 at 12:00am
Chad Ford takes a look at the free-agent class of 2008.
Hollinger: What can we expect for rest of summer?
3 Jul 2008 at 12:00am
How good are the Clips now? What other free-agent moves can we expect? John Hollinger breaks it down.
Beasley injured in first Heat practice
2 Jul 2008 at 3:30pm
MIAMI -- Michael Beasley 's first official practice with the Miami Heat ended quickly.

Beasley was struck in the chest by an inadvertent elbow during a defensive ...
Heat still have holes to plug in free agency
30 Jun 2008 at 12:51am
MIAMI -- The Miami Heat will start making their phone calls to free agents at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, and team president Pat Riley will have two simple messages to most ...
Dalembert on Canada's national basketball roster
29 Jun 2008 at 2:00pm
Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Anthony of the Miami Heat headline Canada's 12-man basketball roster for an Olympic qualifying tournament.
Day after draft, Michael Beasley meets the Heat
28 Jun 2008 at 2:36am
MIAMI -- By now, those who know anything about Michael Beasley probably are aware of his mischievous side.

The stories of his many transgressions are well-known. ...
Heat take Kansas State's Beasley with No. 2 pick
27 Jun 2008 at 5:39am
MIAMI -- Michael Beasley left his workout with the Miami Heat last week, telling confidants that he wanted to begin his NBA career learning from Pat Riley.

He's ...
Rookie Watch: Preranking the 2008-09 rookie class
27 Jun 2008 at 12:00am
Scouts Inc.'s David Thorpe takes a look at the early Rookie of the Year candidates.
Draft grades: Evaluating every team, from A+ to D
27 Jun 2008 at 12:00am
Chad Ford assesses the draft night performance of all 30 teams.
Rays 6, Marlins 1
26 Jun 2008 at 7:32pm
MIAMI -- Matt Garza couldn't sleep Thursday morning. Phone calls and text messages kept coming in from his former Fresno State teammates, who had just won the College ...
Garza, Rays complete 3-game sweep of Marlins
26 Jun 2008 at 1:23pm
Matt Garza pitched a one-hitter, allowing only Hanley Ramirez's home run leading off the seventh inning, as the Rays defeated the Marlins 6-1 to complete a three-game sweep.
Draft Watch: Trade talk dominating draft
26 Jun 2008 at 12:00am
Chad Ford breaks down the latest trade talk on draft day.
Chad Ford's Mock Draft, Version 7.1: Round 2
26 Jun 2008 at 12:00am
As draft day approaches, Chad Ford predicts how the second round of the NBA draft will unfold.
Chad Ford's Mock Draft, Version 7.2: Picks 1-30
26 Jun 2008 at 12:00am
With the draft coming on Thursday, Chad Ford provides another look at how it might play out.