Miami Heat: Heat Must Amnesty Joel Anthony This Offseason

May 21st, 2013 by Joshua J Vannuccini Leave a reply »

With a team as talented as the Miami Heat, there are few issues to be concerned with. The overbearing problem with this current roster is the health of the team's payroll going forward. Their trio of All-Stars ultimately takes up most of the cap, thus the ability to add complementary pieces is difficult with whatever remains. The Heat currently have a number of overpaid contracts that they could do without, starting with backup center Joel Anthony.

If there could ever be a player to epitomize what this Miami organization represents, Anthony fits the bill. His hustle, defense and 100 percent effort attitude every game are what has kept him in a Heat uniform, despite the general public questioning his ability.

Anthony's offensive game has always been questionable, but his heart and passion have not. The undersized center was signed to his current deal because of this, in addition to the belief Anthony could be a Dennis Rodman-esque piece to the Heat's championship puzzle.

That attitude has since changed, not by any fault of Anthony's, as Miami took on a new identity. The Heat remain a scrappy and live-or-die defensive team, but ...

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