The Miami Heat just won their second straight NBA title, and every rotation player (except Chris Andersen) is under contract for next season. And yet, there's still a pervasive notion that the champs could improve their team by trading Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh.
That's how it works in the NBA, apparently: Before the celebratory confetti stops falling from the rafters, everyone wants to know how things could be better next year.
There are plenty of legitimate reasons for the Heat to consider moving the lesser members of their vaunted Big Three, not the least of which is the financial one. If Miami keeps its current roster intact, it'll be looking at a tax hit of $37 million next year. Even for a franchise that rakes in the dough like the Heat, that kind of money matters.
In addition, there's the fact that the San Antonio Spurs were 5.2 seconds away from winning the whole thing. Were it not for a few timely bounces and a pair of massive shots, the Heat would have been watching Tim Duncan collect his fifth Larry O'Brien trophy from David Stern.
Technically, it's probably accurate to say that the Heat c ...
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