Forwards Jermaine O’Neal and Yakhouba Diawara of the Miami Heat have exercised options to remain under contract for next season.

Both had contracts mandating they “opt in” for the final years of their deal. O’Neal will make nearly $23 million in 2009-10, while Diawara’s salary is around $900,000.

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Dorrell Wright has agreed on a 2-year deal offered by the Miami Heat. He is expected to officially sign the contract later this week. Rumors indicate that Wright did not receive a lot of offers from around the league and as a result, felt no hesitation to agree to the $2.9 million offer that was extended to him.

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The Miami Heat have lost a lot of players this off-season. Now, they are finally beginning to sign new players to replace those who left.

Today, the Heat announced that they have signed free agent guard/forward Yakhouba Diawara. He previously spent two seasons in Denver and was a solid contributor off the bench. Before joining the NBA, Diawara played a couple of games in the Italian, as well as, French league.

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