a Greater Glory

It’s never a good sign when one of your players states that they will stay with your team only if your team contends.  Dwayne Wade who will be a free agent come next summer (2010) has already stated that if the Heat can become championship contenders again in the Eastern Conference that he would be interested in sticking around.  Unfortunately, the Miami Heat only boasted a 43-39 record last year which gave them the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference.  With teams like the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic picking up some big name free-agents it will be important and necessary for Miami to look to restock and put in place some players to help take the burden off of Wade.  If the Heat are hoping that players like Mario Chalmers, Michael Beasley, and Daequan Cook are the players that will take Wade and keep him around, they are most likely mistaken.  The Heat should be seriously pursuing a big man to contend with the likes of Dwight Howard, Shaquille O’Neal and even Kevin Garnett (although not a true center).

According to the Boston Herald and sports agent Bill Strickland, Rasheed Wallace is set to join the Boston Celtics for this upcoming year. Wallace was set to have meetings with Orlando, Dallas, and San Antonio but has told his agent (Strickland) to call them off.  With Wallace, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Rajon Rondo,  the Celtics look poised to make another run at an NBA Championship.  The Eastern Conference is shaping up in to a conference that will have 3-4 top teams with other teams scrambling to maintain relevancy.  Cleveland, Orlando, and now Boston have all made big off-season moves to bolster their line-ups.