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He is getting old but he would make a very good defense even better. Plus by all accounts he is a good team-mate. Now that Lebron has cemnented his greatness, ring chasers will flock to the Heat for the next few seasons.
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Rockets center Marcus Camby to meet with Heat on Saturday, source said. Knicks next. Rockets unlikely, and not until after Asik decision
If I remember the intial report, he's looking for 2 years, $3 mil.
I think he could help Miami a lot.
He is getting old but he would make a very good defense even better. Plus by all accounts he is a good team-mate. Now that Lebron has cemnented his greatness, ring chasers will flock to the Heat for the next few seasons.
Camby would be a perfect addition to the Heat..
He's a good passer for a big, he can still rebound and block shots at a high level for 15 minutes per game..his age is a concern, but even at his advanced age, he continues to display a youthful energy in limited minutes IMO..
IMO he can still play 20 MPG....it can be similar to PJ Brown's role on the 2008 Celtics only they're obviously much different players.
shoulda traded up for Fab Melo and developed him
Ken Berger: After Marcus Camby meets with Knicks and Heat this weekend, talks with Dallas and San Antonio expected to follow, league source says. Twitter
Allen is signing with Miami, anybody know if they have any money left? I wonder how much NYK would be willing to give up in a sign and trade with the Rockets. I'm guessing it'd be just a second.
Just minimum contracts from now on. They can still do a sign and trade.
If Camby AND Ray Allen end up in Miami, I truly will never watch the NBA ever again.
What a ing joke.
Don't forget the Lakers might get Nash AND Dwight for Bynum and a couple ty picks.
dude's old but he still has alot to provide imho, camby is one of the few guys drafted 96' who're still playing this game tbh
Camby postpones Heat visit; sign and trade discussed; Van Gundys, others react to Allen pickup
A Saturday afternoon Heat update:
Free agent center Marcus Camby’s scheduled Saturday visit to South Florida to meet with the Heat was postponed Saturday morning because the Heat no longer has its $3.1 million mid level exception (which is going to Ray Allen) and Camby wants to see if there’s a possibility if the Heat and Houston Rockets can work out a sign-and-trade that would deliver him a salary in that range or higher.
The Heat and Rockets have had discussions about a sign-and-trade, according to an NBA source, with Joel Anthony, Norris Cole and a future first-round draft pick among the potential pieces to a deal.
The Rockets are believed to be interested in Cole, but it’s unclear if Miami would give him up as part of a trade for Camby. And the Rockets reportedly have far more interest in what the Knicks have to offer than what the Heat would.
Camby, who has no interest in taking the $1.3 million minimum from Miami or another team, likes the Heat but also has interest in New York, Brooklyn, and potentially others. The Rockets have spoken to several teams about potential sign-and-trades. Camby is expected to meet with the Knicks on Sunday in Houston, then might visit with the Nets.
He would be receptive to meeting with the Heat if it’s determined that the teams believe a sign-and-trade is a good possibility. But neither team could provide him with that answer Saturday morning, and the meeting was thus postponed.
MORE ALLEN REACTION
The Heat’s playoff success re-affirmed that the team’s stars often do their best work when surrounded by skilled shooters that can spread the floor and give them space to operate.
That’s why Miami’s addition of Ray Allen, among the supreme long-range shooters of his generation, holds such tantalizing possibilities.
“Great pickup for the Heat,” former Magic and Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said in a text message Saturday. “Ray Allen is a great veteran player. Can play a Mike Miller role as a shooter. Mike has more size and is a great rebounder, but Ray is a great shooter and has stayed healthy, which Mike can’t do.”
Van Gundy’s brother, ABC lead analyst Jeff Van Gundy, also praised the move, though he added, “As you get up to that age, you don’t know how health is going to treat you. I was surprised. I thought he would go back to Boston, to stick with what they had started.”
Allen, who turns 37 on July 20, underwent surgery June 14 to remove bone spurs in his right ankle but is expected to be fine for the season.
“I coached Ray and you’re talking about one of the fittest players to ever play,” NBA TV analyst Sam Mitc said. “He can run all day. I can see him playing even better than last year. He’s going to get even more wide open looks now.”
Allen’s three-point accuracy last season (45.3 percent) was the best of his career – a product not only of his natural gifts, but his impeccable work ethic. Allen, whose 2718 three-pointers are the most in NBA history, typically arrives at arenas long before games to launch jumper after jumper.
“Ray Allen is the ultimate professional, a great player and a great team player,” ESPN Radio analyst and Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsay said. “He’s great moving without the ball and he knows how to get open.”
The Heat cannot discuss the acquisition until he is allowed to sign on July 11. But coach Erik Spoelstra is expected to use Allen in a backcourt rotation with starters Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers.
James and Wade were thrilled with the pickup.
“Heat Nation continues to grow,” Wade tweeted Friday night.
James sent out two tweets – one showing Allen, photo shopped, in a Heat uniform and another that read: “Heat Nation, please welcome our newest teammate, Ray Allen.”
Earlier in the day, before Heat owner Micky Arison announced the news on Twitter, James told reporters covering the U.S. Olympic basketball team practice in Las Vegas: “Who wouldn’t want a dead-eye shooter like that, a complete professional and a champion?”
Does Allen’s acquisition significantly help Miami’s chances of winning two, three or who knows how many les?
“I already thought that,” Jeff Van Gundy said. “It doesn’t change my belief in what I think they can do. You admire their aggressiveness.”
LEWIS VISITING
Forward Rashard Lewis is visiting Sunday and the fact the Heat can offer only a minimum contract apparently has not eliminated his interest. Lewis told associates that he’s not hung up over salary because he’s making $13.7 million in a Hornets buyout next season. He also might speak to the Spurs and Knicks.
Do the knicks have any good picks?
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Marcus Camby cancels meeting with Heat today & will meet with the Knicks tomorrow. CBSSports confirms report that Nets are very interested.
Damn I want that Philly pick from Miami
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