On the surface, the two would seem an unlikely basketball fit: one an organization renowned for its success and newfound star power, the other a hardwood misfit with a lengthy set of skills and a past rap sheet to match.
So why do Andray Blatche and the Miami Heat feel strangely right for one another?
First, some background: According to the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, the Heat—still reeling after LeBron James’ departure—have made “preliminary inquiries” into the frenetic forward in recent weeks.
Now, with Heat training camp mere weeks away, it seems as though the two parties might be striking a deal sooner than later:
Blatche was purportedly flying directly to Miami from Spain, where the former Brooklyn Net and Washington Wizard has spent the last week marshaling the Philippines National Team in their ill-fated attempt to make the knockout round of the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
For anyone who’s followed Blatche’s almost Dickensian career, the genesis of that story began when the former high-school prodigy was granted naturalized citizenship ...
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Andray Blatche and the Miami Heat Feel Strangely Right Together
September 5th, 2014 by Jim Cavan Leave a reply »
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