Jamario Moon will be a restricted free agent this summer.

After spending less than half of a season with the Heat, following a trade from the Raptors, he isn't sure if Miami will re-sign him.

Moon said Tuesday that Heat officials told him "they are really impressed with me," but his status is in question because of both the salary cap and the sports hernia that ended his season.

The Heat wants Dwayne Wade to sign an extension this off-season but he may prefer to wait until 2010 when he can become a free-agent.  

"Just like I've said from the beginning, it's something I will sit down and talk to with my agent. Of course, we've got until July before there can really be serious talk about it," Wade said.  "We'll see what's best for both sides. I'm not ruling it out, but I'm not saying that I would do it either."                                            

Wade said there could be some benefits to re-signing with the Heat soon.  

"There are advantages. I think one of the biggest advantages is making a commitment to the organization that you want to call your organization and have other players say, 'Well, Dwyane is there,' and they might want to be a part," Wade said.  "But, at the same time, I signed the contract for a reason, to have flexibility. You want to use that flexibility, as a player."

Finally, Wade discussed the fact that LeBron James could also be a free-agent in 2010.

"Of course me and LeBron talked about it. We both signed this deal together. But we didn't sign the deal saying that we were going to play together. We just signed the deal giving ourselves flexibility," Wade said.

Heat guard Dwyane Wade has pledged his charitable commitment to South Florida beyond next summer.

Wade can opt out of his contract with Miami on July, 1, 2010.

On Thursday, Wade joined Alonzo Mourning to announce that Zo's Summer Groove, the center's annual charity function, will now be known as "The Summer Groove, hosted by Zo and D. Wade."

Wade's comments in the wake of the announcement were taken by many as a commitment to Miami.

"I would hope," Wade said, "we would continue to do this for a long, long time together, and it will always be the Summer Groove hosted by Zo and D. Wade."

He also reaffirmed his stance on remaining with the Heat.

"I've said this since Day 1 and I will continue to say it, this is where I want to be," Wade added. "My main thing, and I will continue to say it, would be winning. I want to get to the point where I know that every year we're going to be competitive and we're going to win.

"I'm not the guy who wants to lead the league in scoring every year. I'm the guy that wants people to come down here and be a part of something that can be great and win championships."

Andre Miller has interest in signing with the Heat if the 76ers don't keep him, an associate told the Miami Herald.

Miami won't have cap space to offer him anything more than the mid-level exception, so a sign-and-trade deal would almost certainly need to be agreed upon.

The Heat have laid off a number of employees in response to the nation's economic struggles.

Miami team president Eric Woolworth said in a statement that a small number of positions were eliminated, but didn't specify just how many.

"The Heat Group and its employees remain focused on delivering a quality experience to guests and sponsors," Woolworth added.

Heat veteran forward Udonis Haslem was asked how he would feel if the team decided to start Michael Beasley next season.

"I would not hold my head down and cry," Haslem said.

Miami's Pat Riley said in response to trade rumors earlier this month that the team would like to keep Haslem.

Miami's Pat Riley said last week that he'd like to keep power forward Udonis Haslem around.

"I would like to keep him here. He motivates and inspires," Riley said of Haslem.

The Heat are believed to have strong interest in Chris Bosh, and a package would have to include someone like Haslem or rookie Michael Beasley.

"He thinks a lot of him as a player and leader," one associate said, while adding that there's only a slim chance of Haslem being dealt.

In order to acquire Chris Bosh or Amare Stoudemire via trade, the Miami Heat would likely have to relinquish Michael Beasley.  That might be too high of a price to pay, according to team insiders.

The Heat can potentially sign a maximum contract player in the summer of 2010 without giving up any talent in return.

The thinking of keeping Beasley is that Miami would be a much stronger team with Dwyane Wade, Michael Beasley and a player like Bosh or Stoudemire.

Heat president Pat Riley said Wednesday night that the team's top goal is to retain star Dwyane Wade.

Riley called Wade's future in Miami "absolutely" the top priority for the team, and admitted that negotiations on a contract extension have already begun.

"We would love to get a commitment," Riley said. "I mean, he's our franchise player. We've spent seven years together. We won a world championship with him. We love him to death. He's irreplaceable. ... But we also understand that he has the right to wait."

Pat Riley has already begun laying the groundwork of discussing a contract extension with Dwyane Wade.

"We would love to get a commitment," Riley said. "I mean, he's our franchise player. We've spent seven years together. We won a world championship with him. We love him to death. He's irreplaceable. ... But we also understand that he has the right to wait."