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CHICAGO— Earlier this week, the Miami Heat banished third-year center Dexter Pittman to the NBA Development League for the fourth time this season. Now he’s gone for good. The Heat finalized a deal just before Thursday’s 3 p.m. NBA trading deadline that sent the former second-round pick out of Texas along with the [...]
ATLANTA— As the trade-deadline vortex swirled around Philips Arena, the Miami Heat appreciated their role as bystanders. From the morning shootaround through the rest of Wednesday, the swirl was not as much about the second and final visit of the regular season by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, but rather whether [...]
INDIANAPOLIS— The Miami Heat have released seldom-used backup center Josh Harrellson. Monday was the deadline for NBA teams to release players with non-guaranteed contracts, otherwise those contracts would become guaranteed for the balance of the season. The Heat made a similar move Saturday when they released seldom-used backup guard Terrel Harris. [...]
MIAMI— The Miami Heat on Saturday requested waivers on seldom-used guard Terrel Harris. The team had a Monday deadline to decide whether to guarantee Harris’ contract for the season. The Heat face a similar deadline with center Josh Harrellson, the only other player on the roster without a guaranteed contract. The [...]
PHILADELPHIA— There are deadlines. And then there are drop-dead deadlines. So at Thursday’s NBA trading deadline, the Miami Heat essentially found themselves in a holding pattern. But there still is wiggle room for the Heat in terms of roster space and time. With 14 players under contract, one below the league [...]
CHICAGO— Miami Heat management is looking for something big. That part we already know. It’s why they have worked out Joel Przybilla and Rasheed Wallace, spoken to Kenyon Martin and Dan Gadzuric, and kept an eye on Chris Kaman. The team’s players, however, are merely counting the hours. Because, to a degree, Thursday’s [...]
Gilbert Arenas made it safely through, yet to find a landing spot. Chauncey Billups didn’t get his wish, but arguably landed in the perfect spot alongside Chris Paul with the Clippers. Baron Davis was just put up for grabs. Travis Outlaw, Richard Jefferson and a few others could yet follow. Mike Miller seemingly isn’t going [...]
Friday is the deadline for Palm Beach County public school classrooms to comply with the state’s strict class-size limits, and there’s cause for optimism that the school system will achieve it. Chief Financial Officer Michael Burke on Tuesday told administrators and school leaders that the school district has the goal within reach, after implementing a [...]
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