Erik Spoelstra met with Amar'e Stoudemire and his agent, Happy Waters, at midnight on July 1 for two hours.

Stoudemire met with the Heat that night while the Knicks sat down with Joe Johnson and Mike Miller.

The forward did speak with New York coach Mike D'Antoni on the phone in the first few hours of free agency.

"It was a very good meeting," Spoelstra told The New York Post. "He was a confident guy. My sense was his main concern was to go somewhere he can win."

Stoudemire had intense interest in Miami, but he ultimately signed a $100 million contract with the Knicks.

The Heat went harder after Chris Bosh than Stoudemire because of Dwyane Wade's personal friendship with the former, according to sources.