Heat Trade Rumors

Shaun Livingston on verge of Miami Heat deal
"Free-agent Shaun Livingston is within hours of joining the Miami Heat. The former Los Angeles Clippers point guard will meet with Heat management Friday, at which time he is expected to be added to the roster. The Heat, which currently has the NBA maximum of 20 players in training camp, will have to make a minor personnel move to create roster space. Agent Henry Thomas said earlier this week that Livingston was "leaning toward Miami." Since then, Heat President Pat Riley tried to downplay an imminent deal, but Livingston's South Florida arrival offers a clearer picture. The addition of Livingston likely will lead to another significant transaction, with Riley vowing to keep his team from ..."
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"A day after the Wolves conceded defeat in the Shaun Livingston sweepstakes, the team he was supposed to be signing with pulled out of the bidding. With a full roster and little room under the salary cap, Miami Heat President Pat Riley called signing the free-agent guard a "dead issue." At the moment, that also seems to be the Wolves' attitude toward Livingston. "We've moved on right now," Wittman said. "We're going to take a look at who we've got as far as I'm concerned.""
Heat's Pat Riley: signing Shaun Livingston a "dead issue"
"Heat president Pat Riley said the team remains interested in ex-Clippers point guard Shaun Livingston but that his signing is a "dead issue" at this point because the Heat's roster is full. The Heat is just $415,000 below the luxury-tax threshold and so is not willing to add another player. With undrafted free agent Jason Richards (knee) out for the season, it essentially means the Heat will fill just 14 of 15 roster spots for active players during the regular season. That leaves no room right now for Livingston. "The whole thing is predicated on freeing up a roster spot," Riley said Tuesday. "We have got 15 roster spots, so the injury to Jason Richards in August did some things to us from ..."
Miami Heat moving toward Shaun Livingston?
"Lacking a definitive answer at point guard, the Miami Heat could be moving toward an agreement with Shaun Livingston, the former Los Angeles Clippers first-round pick. Livingston had been weighing interest from the Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Heat. "At this point, he is leaning toward Miami, but he has not signed anything," agent Henry Thomas said Monday night. Sidelined since a devastating knee injury in the middle of the 2006-07 season, the 6-foot-7 playmaker was not retained as a free agent this summer by the Clippers, who drafted him directly out of high school with the No. 4 overall selection in 2004. While Livingston had recent workouts with the 'Wolves and ..."
Dwyane Wade disputes report about interest in Knicks
"Dwyane Wade disputed a report in Newsday (N.Y.) that he would love to play for the Knicks and said he has a hunch he will remain with the Heat after he can opt out of his contract in summer 2010. ''That's my goal,'' Wade said, indicating he would love to retire as a Heat player. The Newsday story ''was reported wrong,'' Wade said Friday. ``When they asked me about [Knicks coach] Mike D'Antoni, I said when I played with him in the Olympics, if it was between him and Nate McMillan, I love being on the court with him. Miami is where I want to be. If I say I like a city, people will say I want to be playing in that city. And that doesn't mean that at all.'' Pat Riley consults Wade on personnel ..."
Heat's Shawn Marion: Contract won't get in the way
"Still without the long-term security he had sought upon last season's acquisition from the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat forward Shawn Marion said today he would not allow that issue to diminish his enthusiasm for Saturday's start of training camp. "We're still talking and negotiating, and it is what it is right now," said the versatile forward, who will earn $17.8 million this season. "Right now, my focus is on playing." Marion joined Heat guard Marcus Banks, his former Suns teammate, in front of the Miami-Dade courthouse at a team promotional event that included shooting games and interactions with the lunchtime crowd. Marion said the start of camp in many ways would be a fresh start, even ..."
Miami Heat's Beasley unhappy with agent
"A rift between Heat rookie Michael Beasley and agent Joel Bell over endorsement deals could have the second overall draft pick searching for new representation. Beasley confirmed Sunday he has had disagreements with Bell but denied reports that he has reached out to other agents. Bruce Shingler, Beasley's live-in personal assistant and long-time friend, also denied a Yahoo.com report that Beasley had fired both Bell and another long-time advisor who coached Beasley prior to his lone college season at Kansas State. ''There have been some differences over terms, and things haven't all worked out like we thought,'' said Shingler, who was with Beasley in Miami on Sunday. ``But that stuff out ..."
Sources: Beasley looking for new agent
"After dismissing his agent and separating with his longtime AAU coach and advisor, Miami Heat rookie Michael Beasley is suddenly the subject of a feeding frenzy of powerbroker agents trying to represent him, multiple NBA and NCAA sources said. When reached by text message Saturday, agent Joel Bell didn’t deny that Beasley, the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft, had fired him, saying only, “I don’t have a comment at this time.” Several top agents – including Aaron Goodwin and Andy Miller – are trying to fill the vacuum left behind by Bell and Beasley’s advisor, D.C. Assault director Curtis Malone. Players Association rules forbid Beasley from hiring a new agent until 15 days from the day he files ..."
Heat And Bulls Discuss Trade
"In fact, Miami has been exploring a lot of possibilities, including, three sources told Yahoo! Sports, recent discussions with the Chicago Bulls on several trade scenarios that included Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks for unsigned restricted free agent Ben Gordon, Larry Hughes and possibly Joakim Noah. Yet, those talks died within the past seven to 10 days and sources said there was no indication they would be restarted."
Livingston workouts attracting interest
"Free-agent guard Shaun Livingston, fighting back from a devastating knee injury, had private workouts with the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves in the past 48 hours and league sources expect him to sign with one of three teams next week. Livingston worked out in Portland on Friday, and two league sources believed the Blazers are the favorites to sign the ex-Los Angeles Clippers guard. Still, it is unclear whether Portland general manager Kevin Pritchard has been convinced enough to add yet another guaranteed contract to his roster. Minnesota executives Jim Stack, Fred Hoiberg and coach Randy Wittman traveled to Chicago on Thursday to watch Livingston at Tim Grover’s Attack ..."
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