Miami worked out Luther Head the other day & the reports I've read said that at this point...if he's there, they are taking him. He's pretty much a poor man's Gilbert Arenas, but he could be one of those late-round players who develop into a starter. I'm starting to really like Monta Ellis. He's a high schooler, but he's one of the better scoring guards in the entire draft. Yeah, it was a high school(didn't stop people from raving about LBJ's numbers), but this kid put up 72 points in one game & averaged around 40 a night. Physicall, he's not ready for the NBA sort of like Dorell Wright is/was, but he'd be a nice guy to send over to the summer league and/or NBDL. I highly doubt we get an impact guy that late anyway. I like Salim Stoudemire & Andray Blatche a lot too.
The best move for Miami to make is dealing Butler & Doleac to Toronto for a re-signed Donyell Marshall, who they aren't looking to bring back anyway. That is heavily rumored at the moment, and if we do this...I'd love to see us throw that full MLE over at Antonio Daniels. Daniels surprisingly isn't valued that high, so if we could sign him for the upper half of the MLE & use the rest on Raja Bell, it'd be all the more interesting. Haslem is now more than likely staying with the new CBA, & apparently, if DJ opts out, we can actually give him a 3-year/$10m deal without cutting into the MLE. Picture this line-up:
1-Daniels, Jones, *minimum pickup/rookie
2-Wade, Bell, Wright
3-Jones, Marshall, Woods
4-Haslem, Marshall, *minimum pickup/rookie
5-Shaq, Zo, *minimum pickup/rookie
Out of Dorell Wright & Qyntel Woods, one if not both of those players will see time this year. One of them will replace Shandon Anderson, and I think that will be Qyntel Woods who is a similar type of player just far more athletic and a far better shooter, with less experience.
