South Beach, Miami
The Heat has strong interest in Chris Bosh, but it has not offered to trade Michael Beasley in a package for potential 2010 free agents Bosh or Amare Stoudemire, and there is sentiment inside the Heat against offering Beasley.
The general consensus in South Beach is that the Heat has a decent chance to sign a top 2010 free agent, even if it cannot trade for one before.
Pat Riley envisions Beasley as a future All-Star who can be used at small forward and power forward; and likes having a potential star earning modest money ($15.9 million over the next three years), especially with the possibility of two maximum contracts in 2010-11 ( Dwyane Wade, and ideally, Bosh).
