Miami Heat
09-10 Record: 47-35 Lost to Boston in 5 games in 1st round
Coach: Erik Spoelstra 3rd season with Miami
Off Season Moves
Additions: LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Eddie House, Juwan Howard, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Mike Miller
Drafted: Dexter Pittman, Jarvis Varnardo, Da'Sean Butler, Patrick Beverly
Losses: Jermaine O'Neal, Quentin Richardson, Michael Beasley, Daequan Cook
Projected Rotation
PF Udonis Haslem
PF Chris Bosh
SF LeBron James
SG Dwyane Wade
PG Mario Chalmers
F Mike Miller
C Zyrdrunas Ilgauskas
F James Jones
G Eddie House
G Carlos Arroyo
F Juwan Hoawrd
C Jamaal Maglorie
C Joel Anthony
F Dexter Pittman
F Da'Sean Butler
The Miami Heat orchestrated the biggest player movement off season in league history when they convinced LeBron James and Chris Bosh to team up with Dwyane Wade to form a super big 3 and instantly became the villains of the NBA. The Heat transformed themselves to a Yankees type level where you either hop on the bandwagon and love them or you flat out hate them there is no middle ground. Pat Riley was successful in gutting his roster completely and having enough cap space to bring in James and Bosh, resign Wade, and bring in a decent supporting cast. Udonis Haslem, James Jones, and Jamaal Maglorie took pay cuts to stay in South Beach. Mike Miller, Carlos Arroyo, Juwan Howard, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Eddie House all flocked to South Beach all taking less money to make a run at a championship. The Heat used their 3 second picks on college veterans Jarvis Varnardo, Dexter Pittman, and Da'Sean Butler. Mario Chalmers will be the starting point guard and could really benefit from his new situation. The Heat are on a mission for one thing, an NBA championship. The super trio of James, Wade, and Bosh immediately catapults them to the favorites in the East if not in the entire league. The Heat will have their challengers ( Boston, Orlando, and Chicago) but anything less than a trip to the Finals would be considered a failure in South Beach. Either way the single biggest storyline in the NBA figures to be the Heat.
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