Considering all NBA free-agency news is currently being routed through the LeBron James lens, the Miami Heat and team president Pat Riley picked up a pair of bargaining chips in Josh McRoberts and Danny Granger.
The two veteran forwards, who both agreed to deals with the Heat on Monday, give Riley added ammunition for his upcoming meeting with the four-time MVP. McRoberts and Granger may not be the sexy additions Heat fans had been hoping for, but given the extravagant start to this offseason, those notable names may have never been available.
McRoberts and Granger may help form a quantity-over-quality pitch for Riley's plan to improve the roster. Whether James will be receptive to such a pitch remains unclear, but given the climate of this offseason, this may have been the best Riley could do.
"This likely precludes the Heat from adding premium talent, but that wasn't probable anyway once profligate spending supercharged the market, with the likes of Avery Bradley ($8 million), Channing Frye ($8 million) and Jodie Meeks ($6.3 million) all collecting more than expected," Bleacher Report's Ethan Skolnick noted.
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What Josh McRoberts and Danny Granger Will Bring to the Miami Heat
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