With LeBron James Gone, Which Free Agents Should Miami Heat Pursue?

July 12th, 2014 by Tom Sunnergren Leave a reply »

The Miami Heat are not throwing in the towel.

Though there’s an argument to be made that, in the wake of The Decision 2.0, the Heat would be wise to fold up shop for a season or three and focus on rebuilding through the draft, de facto general manager Pat Riley, at 69, is not that patient. Chris Bosh has been re-signed to a 5-year, $118-million contract and most signs point to Dwyane Wade rejoining him—though his hometown Chicago Bulls are in hot pursuit of the aging star, according to James Neveau of NBC Chicago. But irrespective of what happens with Wade, this much is clear: Miami is going to try and compete next season.

Pat Riley said as much in his official statement released after LeBron James bolted, via James Herbert of CBS Sports. His tone was defiant, if a little defensive. 

Over the last 19yrs, since Micky and I teamed together, The Miami HEAT has always been a championship organization; we've won multiple championships and competed for many others. Micky, Erik and I remain committed to doing whatever it takes to win and compete for championships for many years to come. We've proven that we can ...

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