1 Banana, 2 Banana: The Official 2019 Miami Heat Off-Season Thread

[F K]

This is who I want, but I don't know shyt about evaluating college players.

7'2 wingspan and 43% from 3

Him and Bam switching on everything

 

[Green Ranger]

TJ, Dragic, Mcgruder,Waiters, Justise when we played him as a wing

Freakin causal we traded TJ to the damm Suns
Justice isn’t no damm midget
Dragic, McGruder & Waiters are all around the same size as Wade
Dragic got shots up perfectly fine same with Waiters
McGruder was a hustle guy so he wasn’t shooting like that and when he did it was mainly corner 3s

 

[Green Ranger]

Rumor: Miami Heat will target Mike Conley in trade

Memphis jumped up the NBA Draft Lottery to the No. 2 slot and with that have made no secret they plan to take point guard Ja Morant out of Murray State.

Around the league, that has fired up the Mike Conley trade speculation again. Memphis tested the trade waters with him at the deadline last February — when the team traded Marc Gasol — and had talks with Utah, Indiana, and Detroit, but decided to pull back on the deal. Now the rumors are heating up again with those three teams still interested plus other potential suitors such as Phoenix, and maybe teams that strike out in the Anthony Davis sweepstakes.

Throw the Miami Heat in the mix, reports Sean Deveney of The Sporting News.

Heat president Pat Riley has long coveted Mike Conley. NBA sources say Miami is expected to make a run at a trade for Conley in the coming few weeks.
That and more: Sporting News on Twitter

— Sean Deveney (@SeanDeveney) May 17, 2019

Miami missed the playoffs last season but does not want to rebuild, they want to pick up veterans and make a push not just into the bottom of the playoff bracket but farther up the East standings. Conley could help them do that, he averaged 21.1 points per game last season, shot 36.4 percent from three, dished out 6.4 assists a game, in a strong floor general and a good defender. He’s a borderline All-Star point guard, he would be a massive upgrade for Miami from Goran Dragic (who has a $19 million player option for next season everyone expects him to pick up).

The challenge with Conley he will be 32 in just as the season starts, he does have an injury history (he has missed 37 percent of his games the past four seasons, although he did play 70 last season), and he is very expensive making $32.5 million next season and has a $34.5 million early-termination option for the 2020-21 season that he certainly will pick up.

Miami could put together a package using with Ryan Anderson/Hassan Whiteside/Dragic as salary ballast, but the question is what else has to go into the deal to make it work for Memphis. Likely the No. 13 pick in this draft, and/or a player such as Bam Adebayo. Would Miami still do it then?

Even if they do, is that better than a Utah or Detroit offer for Conley? Either way, the Grizzlies will have options as they look to jump-start the rebuilding process around Jaren Jackson Jr. and Morant.

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

Rumor: Miami Heat will target Mike Conley in trade

No god please no

 

[LeoTheGreat]

No god please no

definition of hustling backwards if we trade for conley

 

[McPiff]

Rumor: Miami Heat will target Mike Conley in trade

 

[Captain Crunch]

I don’t really care about this draft. Imma call it now, we’ll be one of the top 5 WOAT teams next year. Obviously FA can change things, but I think the only teams that’ll be undeniably worse than us are NYK; Washington, and New Orleans.

I think Phoenix and Chicago will be respectable next year(33+ wins). So with that said I’m looking forward to being in the running for this guy

 

[F K]

Freakin causal we traded TJ to the damm Suns
Justice isn’t no damm midget
Dragic, McGruder & Waiters are all around the same size as Wade
Dragic got shots up perfectly fine same with Waiters
McGruder was a hustle guy so he wasn’t shooting like that and when he did it was mainly corner 3s

I know we traded TJ I still had to watch 40+ games of him playing in a heat uniform. Also it's a problem when you play multiple guys that are under 6'6 at the same time. Dwade is undersized for an SG and you are ok when guys his height play SF?

Are you really in here caping for an offense that finished 26th in the nba? Did you not see the long stretches of game time where we couldn't score for shyt?

 

[Green Ranger]

I know we traded TJ I still had to watch 40+ games of him playing in a heat uniform. Also it's a problem when you play multiple guys that are under 6'6 at the same time. Dwade is undersized for an SG and you are ok when guys his height play SF?

Are you really in here caping for an offense that finished 26th in the nba? Did you not see the long stretches of game time where we couldn't score for shyt?

The team offense struggles was more on we just aren’t a consistent offensive team along with Spo not being the best offensive coach more then guys aren’t tall enough.

No I don’t like smaller guys playing out of position but that’s the new wave in the NBA and Spo has always been about positionless basketball so at this point it’s

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Rumor: Miami Heat will target Mike Conley in trade

Riley might covet Conley but not his contract

 

[He Who Posts Well]

I don’t really care about this draft. Imma call it now, we’ll be one of the top 5 WOAT teams next year. Obviously FA can change things, but I think the only teams that’ll be undeniably worse than us are NYK; Washington, and New Orleans.

I think Phoenix and Chicago will be respectable next year(33+ wins). So with that said I’m looking forward to being in the running for this guy

Im not sure we will be in the bottom 5 next year. We have enough talent to be decent and everyone is slated to start the season healthy. I imagine next season we will make the playoffs as a 7th or 8th seed.

 

[Primetime21]

I don’t really care about this draft. Imma call it now, we’ll be one of the top 5 WOAT teams next year. Obviously FA can change things, but I think the only teams that’ll be undeniably worse than us are NYK; Washington, and New Orleans.

I think Phoenix and Chicago will be respectable next year(33+ wins). So with that said I’m looking forward to being in the running for this guy

When this doesnt happen you gotta ban yourself from all team threads.

 

[F K]

The team offense struggles was more on we just aren’t a consistent offensive team along with Spo not being the best offensive coach more then guys aren’t tall enough.

No I don’t like smaller guys playing out of position but that’s the new wave in the NBA and Spo has always been about positionless basketball so at this point it’s

the new nba is about wingspan and shooting and we don't have enough of either right now. most of these "smaller" guys are defending like bigger players because of the wingspan, like p.j tucker

 

[Sauce Dab]

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Highlights look good but when is the last time Miami drafted an international player?