The Miami Heat are in need of a point guard and could be in position to draft Derrick Rose with a high lottery pick, but they could turn their sights towards a free agent.
They could offer their mid-level exception to restricted free agent Jose Calderon, but Toronto is expected to match any offer the point guard receives, according to the Sun-Sentinel.
The Miami Heat announced today that Daequan Cook and Joel Anthony have been assigned to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League. The Energy was assigned as the Heat?s D-League affiliate prior to the start of the 2007-08 season. They are also the affiliate of the Chicago Bulls.
Cook has appeared in 38 games (two starts) for the Heat this season, averaging 7.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 19.5 minutes per game. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 21st pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, and acquired by the Heat in a draft day trade. Prior to his time with the Heat, Cook played one season at The Ohio State University before becoming an early entry candidate, averaging 9.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 39 games. He was also named Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year and earned Honorable Mention All Big Ten honors.
Anthony has appeared in four games for the HEAT this season, and is averaging 7.8 minutes per game. He was signed by the Heat as a free agent on July 3, 2007 and played in four summer league games, averaging 1.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.25 blocks in 21.5 minutes per game. Prior to that, he played two seasons at UNLV and averaged 3.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.31 blocks in 68 games.
The Miami Heat posted their first win in twelve tries on Tuesday night. They pummeled the Sacramento Kings 107-86 in South Beach. The win, just their tenth of the season, marked their first triumph in a month. Read about Miami?s big win and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for February 26th?s games!
Shawn Marion led the Miami Heat to a win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night, the team?s first victory in a month. Marion notched 24 points and 8 rebounds, and Dwyane Wade added 15 points and 9 assists for the Heat, who hit 51% of their shots and outrebounded the Kings by three. Spencer Hawes, Sacramento?s first round draft pick, led the team with 16 points. Kevin Martin and Ron Artest both added 14 points for the Kings, who had just eight second chance points.
Game FIC Scores
Shawn Marion, MIA ? 20.9
Jason Williams, MIN ? 15.3
Mikki Moore, SAC ? 14.3
Udonis Haslem, MIN ? 13.6
The Orlando Magic used a strong second half to knock off the New Jersey Nets last night. Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu each had 25 points, and Dwight Howard added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who shot 52% from the field and turned the ball over just ten times. Vince Carter starred with 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, and Josh Boone added 12 points and 11 boards for the Nets, who outrebounded the Magic by three but were dominated in the paint.
Game FIC Scores
Rashard Lewis, ORL ? 22.0
Vince Carter, NJN ? 18.8
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL ? 16.8
Josh Boone, NJN ? 15.5
Mo Williams led the Milwaukee Bucks past the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Williams had 37 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, and Michael Redd added 25 points for the Bucks, who went to the foul line thirty-seven times and turned the ball over on only eight occasions. LeBron James had 35 points and 6 assists for Cleveland, who shot 49% on the night and outrebounded Milwaukee on the road. The difference was from the charity stripe, though, as the Cavs attempted just fourteen foul shots.
Game FIC Scores
Maurice Williams, MIL ? 23.8
LeBron James, CLE ? 21.6
Desmond Mason, MIL ? 16.4
Damon Jones, CLE ? 12.5
The Minnesota Timberwolves shocked the Utah Jazz last night with an impressive home win. Al Jefferson had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Ryan Gomes added 20 points and 11 boards for the Wolves, who outrebounded the Jazz by four and scored 22 points off miscues. Carlos Boozer tallied 34 points and 8 rebounds, and Deron Williams added 18 points and 9 assists for Utah, who shot 46% from the floor but turned the ball over an astounding 24 times.
Game FIC Scores
Carlos Boozer, UTA ? 19.0
Ryan Gomes, MIN ? 18.8
Al Jefferson, MIN ? 15.3
Deron Williams, UTA ? 12.5
Three players scored more than twenty points for the Phoenix Suns as they outshot the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. Steve Nash had 25 points and 13 assists; Amare Stoudemire posted 25 points and 7 rebounds; and Grant Hill added 23 points for the Suns, who shot 57% from the floor and outrebounded Memphis by twelve. Rudy Gay led with 36 points, and Hakim Warrick added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who made all thirteen of their free throws and turned the ball over just nine times.
Game FIC Scores
Steve Nash, PHX ? 24.5
Boris Diaw, PHX ? 23.5
Rudy Gay, MEM ? 16.8
Hakim Warrick, MEM ? 16.5
Playing without Yao Ming because of a season-ending foot injury, the Houston Rockets flew past the Washington Wizards last night. Luther Head tallied 18 points, and Luis Scola added 14 points for the Rockets, who outrebounded Washington by eighteen and enjoyed superior bench play. Antawn Jamison had 18 points and 9 rebounds, and Nick Young added 16 points and 5 boards off the bench for the Wizards, who shot a dismal 31% on the night and were without Caron Butler once again.
Game FIC Scores
Antawn Jamison, WSH ? 16.3
Shane Battier, HOU ? 14.8
Carl Landry, HOU ? 13.5
DeShawn Stevenson, WSH ? (2.4)
Monta Ellis led the Golden State Warriors to a narrow win over the Seattle Supersonics on Tuesday night. Ellis notched 30 points and 6 rebounds, and Baron Davis added 20 points and 10 assists for the Warriors, who forced 24 Seattle turnovers and got 31 points from their bench. Kevin Durant and Jeff Green each scored 21, and Nick Collison added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Sonics, who shot 50% from the field but struggled to take care of the ball. Luke Ridnour dished 15 assists for Seattle, who missed all four of their three-point attempts against Golden State.
Game FIC Scores
Nick Collison, SEA ? 25.1
Monta Ellis, GSW ? 22.3
Baron Davis, GSW ? 16.8
Luke Ridnour, SEA ? 16.8
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers remained red hot on Tuesday night with a win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Bryant posted 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, and Jordan Farmar added 21 points off the bench for the Lakers, who shot 47% from the field and won the bench scoring battle (41-8). LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points, and Joel Przybilla added 16 boards for the Blazers, who shot just 36% on the night and were without All-Star guard Brandon Roy.
Game FIC Scores
Kobe Bryant, LAL ? 18.8
Steve Blake, POR ? 15.1
Pau Gasol, LAL ? 15.0
Joel Przybilla, POR ? 13.3
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According to the Associated Press, the Miami Heat will send rookie guard Daequan Cook to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League on Wednesday.
He will be joined by backup center Joel Anthony, as well as one of the Heat assistant coaches.
"It's really about Daequan and Joel getting there and saying, 'Yes, sir. Whatever it takes. What do you want me to do? How are we going to do it? I'm going to play hard and play as hard as I can. I'm trying to get myself ready,''' Riley said. "So we'll see what happens in five games and then we'll make a determination from there.''
Pat Riley is disappointed that the Heat's extensive efforts to land Grizzlies' guard/forward Mike Miller at the trade deadline came up with nothing, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting.
"It was really hard for me," Riley said before Saturday's game against the 76ers. "I'm one of those guys, I keep anteing up. I'll tell the guy to tell me exactly what you want."
"I said, 'Put it out there. Tell me exactly what you want. Give me your dream deal.' I could never get them to give me the dream deal. I don't think, at the very end, they wanted to do it."
According to the report, Miami even agreed to take on the additional two years, at $14 million total, of seldom-used Memphis forward Brian Cardinal for the expiring contracts of guard Jason Williams and forward Ricky Davis.
Reports are trickling in from papers in Philadelphia, Miami, and Indiana that the Sixers, Heat, and Pacers let the deadline pass without making a trade.
Dan Fegan, agent for Shawn Marion, has informed David Aldridge that his client is not being shopped and is not involved in the Cleveland rumors.
Denver may have all but checked themselves out of the Ron Artest trade talks, but Marc Stein reports that they are looking to deal Nene.
The Nets and Heat are both said to be interested in the Brazilian big.
In regards to the reported Cleveland blockbuster trade, David Aldridge writes that the Grizzlies and Heat are said to be involved.
Aldridge was told by six GMs during All-Star weekend that the Heat were actively shopping Shawn Marion.
The New York Daily News is reporting that even though Pat Riley is denying the Heat have any interest in Knick center Eddy Curry, he did contact Curry's former team the Chicago Bulls to gather information on the big man.
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