Marbury offered to Miami in '03
By Ira Winderman
Staff Writer
Posted January 24 2004
MIAMI · When the Heat faces Stephon Marbury and the Knicks tonight in New York, it will be faced with another question of what might have been.
Just as he was offered to the Knicks last month for a package of expiring contracts, prospects and picks, Marbury was dangled to the Heat by the Phoenix Suns before last season's trading deadline.
According to a source familiar with the dealings, the Heat and Suns stood in discussions last year that would have sent Marbury, guard Penny Hardaway and forward Bo Outlaw from the Suns to the Heat for the expiring contract of since-departed Heat center Alonzo Mourning, as well as the Heat's 2003 lottery pick. Along the way, the Suns also tried to extract forward Caron Butler.
During the course of those discussions, with the Suns improving their playoff chances, Phoenix purportedly backed off the move.
Had such a deal been made, it would have removed the Heat from this past summer's free-agent market, as well as precluded the chance to draft guard Dwyane Wade with the No. 5 selection.
In essence, it would have put Marbury, Hardaway and Outlaw in South Florida at the expense of Wade, Butler and Lamar Odom. That would have left the Heat with a starting lineup along the lines of Brian Grant at center, Outlaw and Hardaway at forward, and Eddie Jones and Marbury at guard.
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MAVERICKS NOTES
Mavericks' quest for a new big man going small-time
By Art Garcia
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
CHICAGO - The search for another Mavericks big man continues, but unlike the Rasheed Wallace furor, the current hunt is more pedestrian. Backup centers and power forwards at the low end of the salary scale are the targets, according to league sources.
Among those being considered are Jake Tsakalidis (Memphis), Joel Przybilla (Milwaukee), Primoz Brezec (Indiana), Loren Woods (Miami), Michael Doleac (New York), Scott Williams (Phoenix) and Brendan Haywood (Washington). The Mavs can absorb minimum salaries by creating a roster spot.
The Mavs have 15 players, but they can make room by cutting reserve center Mamadou N'diaye, whose second 10-day contract expires Monday. Signing N'diaye for the remainder of the season is a remote possibility.
The Mavs are reluctant to make a move for a high-dollar player such as Wallace because it would mean trading one of their top players. Antawn Jamison is the name most often mentioned, but Antoine Walker and Michael Finley haven't been immune to trade rumors.
Mavs management has stressed that unless a deal impossible to turn down is presented, they prefer to stay with the current team through the end of the season. The trade deadline is Feb. 19.
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By Ira Winderman
Staff Writer
Posted January 24 2004
MIAMI · When the Heat faces Stephon Marbury and the Knicks tonight in New York, it will be faced with another question of what might have been.
Just as he was offered to the Knicks last month for a package of expiring contracts, prospects and picks, Marbury was dangled to the Heat by the Phoenix Suns before last season's trading deadline.
According to a source familiar with the dealings, the Heat and Suns stood in discussions last year that would have sent Marbury, guard Penny Hardaway and forward Bo Outlaw from the Suns to the Heat for the expiring contract of since-departed Heat center Alonzo Mourning, as well as the Heat's 2003 lottery pick. Along the way, the Suns also tried to extract forward Caron Butler.
During the course of those discussions, with the Suns improving their playoff chances, Phoenix purportedly backed off the move.
Had such a deal been made, it would have removed the Heat from this past summer's free-agent market, as well as precluded the chance to draft guard Dwyane Wade with the No. 5 selection.
In essence, it would have put Marbury, Hardaway and Outlaw in South Florida at the expense of Wade, Butler and Lamar Odom. That would have left the Heat with a starting lineup along the lines of Brian Grant at center, Outlaw and Hardaway at forward, and Eddie Jones and Marbury at guard.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-heatnote24jan24,0,1825827.story?coll=sfla-sports-headlines
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MAVERICKS NOTES
Mavericks' quest for a new big man going small-time
By Art Garcia
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
CHICAGO - The search for another Mavericks big man continues, but unlike the Rasheed Wallace furor, the current hunt is more pedestrian. Backup centers and power forwards at the low end of the salary scale are the targets, according to league sources.
Among those being considered are Jake Tsakalidis (Memphis), Joel Przybilla (Milwaukee), Primoz Brezec (Indiana), Loren Woods (Miami), Michael Doleac (New York), Scott Williams (Phoenix) and Brendan Haywood (Washington). The Mavs can absorb minimum salaries by creating a roster spot.
The Mavs have 15 players, but they can make room by cutting reserve center Mamadou N'diaye, whose second 10-day contract expires Monday. Signing N'diaye for the remainder of the season is a remote possibility.
The Mavs are reluctant to make a move for a high-dollar player such as Wallace because it would mean trading one of their top players. Antawn Jamison is the name most often mentioned, but Antoine Walker and Michael Finley haven't been immune to trade rumors.
Mavs management has stressed that unless a deal impossible to turn down is presented, they prefer to stay with the current team through the end of the season. The trade deadline is Feb. 19.
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