How I'd rebuild the Heat

[Frosty13]

Wade has no chance of winning a championsip in NJ.  He isn't signing there.

Wade in Chicago would be extremely interesting. 

wade and rose in the backcourt....

[Miami's Finest]

Wade has no chance of winning a championsip in NJ.  He isn't signing there.

Wade in Chicago would be extremely interesting. 

wade and rose in the backcourt....

I honestly don't see it working, they have similar styles. It wouldn't mesh.

[chelo]

2 players with that kind of caliber have to mesh.

[Miami's Finest]

2 players with that kind of caliber have to mesh.

that's what they said about the 3 amigos at Washington, didn't turn out so good.

[chelo]

2 players with that kind of caliber have to mesh.

that's what they said about the 3 amigos at Washington, didn't turn out so good.

Wade Kills Arenas, and Rose is better than Butler or Jamison, they don't have guns and they are quite different.

[chelo]

And to answer your PM, i ain't losing my virginity with you 

[Miami's Finest]

And to answer your PM, i ain't losing my virginity with you 

fk, i thought we had something special

[chelo]

And to answer your PM, i ain't losing my virginity with you 

fk, i thought we had something special

Internet relations aren't meant to last... And of course you are an aussie, so it just wasn't meant to be.

[Miami's Finest]

And to answer your PM, i ain't losing my virginity with you 

fk, i thought we had something special

Internet relations aren't meant to last... And of course you are an aussie, so it just wasn't meant to be.

but you promised me kids.

[shangrila]

Wade has no chance of winning a championsip in NJ.  He isn't signing there.

Why not? Just because the team sucks this year doesn't mean they can't get better and Wade hasn't had a teammate as good as Brook Lopez since Shaq.

[Jack Dempsey]

that's all nice but i'd like to see some cap maths.

Rafer Alston
Joel Anthony
Carlos Arroyo
Michael Beasley
Mario Chalmers
Daequan Cook
Yakhouba Diawara
Udonis Haslem
James Jones
Jamaal Magloire
Jermaine O'Neal
Quentin Richardson
Dwyane Wade
Dorell Wright

Player Option, Team Option, Expiring, under contract

now, you have 9 expirings and plan to renounce them all but haslem. you won't use the TO on jones and wade's going to opt out of course. wade's and haslem's contract count 150% of the current salary until a)they sign a new contract b)they sign with another team c)miami renounces them. obviously both of them are going to sign new contracts with miami but until then they count about $34.5mill against the cap. add to that the salaries of the two players you already have under contract you'll come to a payroll of $41.5mill. now what to do with chalmers? pick up the TO and lose his bird rights or resign him? i say pick up the TO, chalmers is a solid PG prospect but i'd rather lose him next year than decrease my chances at getting another superstar. now you still have two draft picks (right now #15 and #18) and if you add them along with chalmers' contract to the overall payroll you come to about $45mill, $7mill left to sign FA's

ok, now let's fix it (i'm going to use your numbers):
-the first thing you have to do is to somehow convince dwyane wade that you can surround him with players that will make you a contender and resign him for $15.6/year. Payroll: $37mill, $15mill left.
-since you still won't have the money to sign another max contract you'll have to resign haslem first, $5mil/year. Payroll: $31.2mill, $20.8mill left.
-now sign bosh for $15.6/year. Payroll: $46.8mill, $5.2mill left
-sign one of gooden/bell since you won't have the capspace to sign both for $3mill/year. Payroll: $49.8mill, $2.2mill left.
-sign battie for $1.8mill/year (i guess that's what you ment). Payroll: $51.6mill, $0.4mill left.
-now you can sign players for the vet min