Report: Heat have interest in Celtics

[Lebron23]

The Heat are doing just fine at 17-6, sitting at second place in the East behind a Pacers team playing as if the playoffs were going on right now.

While Indiana is at full strength and crushing the competition to this point in the season — Heat included — Miami is resting Dwyane Wade occasionally to preserve his knees for the postseason, and is still bringing along Greg Oden slowly to the point where he isn’t expected to crack the rotation until after the All-Star break.

Still, it makes some sense that given the Pacers’ early dominance and the uncertainty surrounding Oden (and to some extent, Wade) for the regular season, Miami may look around for some available talent to bolster the roster. And Boston might not be a bad place to start.

From Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News:

Miami is looking to deal for a young wing player who can score and take some of the load off Dwyane Wade. A few GMs have identified Boston’s Jordan Crawford as a player the Heat will go after in the coming days/weeks.

That would be reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week Jordan Crawford, who helped lead Boston to the only 3-0 record in the East last week while turning in averages of 23.3 points (fourth in the conference) on 61 percent shooting, to go along with 3.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists per contest.

If the Heat did trade for Crawford, it would likely be no more than a rental for this season. Crawford will be a restricted free agent next year if a qualifying offer of $3.2 million is made, but a strong season in Miami would drive up his value beyond what the Heat would commit in long-term salary.

The Celtics, meanwhile, are in an interesting spot. Much like the Suns, they were believed to be setting up for a complete rebuild that would involve finishing the season with a record poor enough to end up as a lottery team vying for one of the top picks in a very deep 2014 draft. Instead, Boston finds itself atop the dreadful Atlantic division which means the four seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, despite the sub-.500 record.

Boston isn’t exactly planning on trying to win now like the Suns, because they don’t have players like Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic on the roster, along with more first round draft picks than they know what to do with in the coming seasons. So Crawford may indeed be in play, despite the Celtics’ playoff chances and their better-than-expected start.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...rdan-crawford/

Lebron doesn't hold any grudges. All he wants is to win. Crawford is going to be a solid additions for the Heat.

[Chuckbrook]

I don't see this happening. Sounds a little far fetched to me.

-Brook

[researcher]

The problem for Boston is you have all these draft picks now and you know its so difficult to tank in the east with all the bad teams in there. Do you do some more trades to see if you can tank even more which is looking very difficult to do or do you work with what you have and hope your current draft picks bring something good.

I think they go with the latter, I don't see Miami having anything good to offer and why make Miami even better by offering such a young and potential player?

[Fudge]

Maybe If hasn't played so goddamn good thus far, they'd have a chance. What kind of assets do they even have to make this happen?

[Bandito]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...rdan-crawford/

Lebron doesn't hold any grudges. All he wants is to win. Crawford is going to be a solid additions for the Heat.

Why do you mean Lebron doesn't hold any grudges. Crawford was in the Wiz when the Heat were beating the Celts if I am not mistaken. And why are you talking like the trade already done

[TexasBloodMoney]

Why do you mean Lebron doesn't hold any grudges. Crawford was in the Wiz when the Heat were beating the Celts if I am not mistaken. And why are you talking like the trade already done

Crawford was the high-schooler who dunked on Bron bron.

[Bandito]

Crawford was the high-schooler who dunked on Bron bron.

That was him!!! Holy crap how time flies...

[coin24]

They should just get asik, Tyson chandler and maybe rondo

[hawkfan]

Can someone put up that gif of Pat Riley as the Godfather with Allen, James, and Wade?

He's trying to do it again to the Celtics, adding a young guard the Heat could use to replace their older guys next year.

[TylerOO]

Get a big man.

[kamil]

Crawford was the high-schooler who dunked on Bron bron.

Nike confiscated the video... Here's Jordan Crawford confirming the dunk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Jbn3BBXdQ

[russwest0]

lmao, LeBron be teaming up with everybody that has shit on him in one way or another

[Lebron23]

Get a big man.

Bring Back this guy. he averaged 25 ppg and 12 rpg in China.

[coin24]

Bring Back this guy. he averaged 25 ppg and 12 rpg in China.

Yeah why not, they never really have him a chance

[cos88]

lmao, LeBron be teaming up with everybody that has shit on him in one way or another

how does it feel that until lebron retires westbrook won't win shit ?