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Heat looking to move Michael Beasley?

But even if Riley is able to land one extremely heavy hitter in free agency (that list begins with LeBron James and continues with Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire and Carlos Boozer), he isn't going to have enough room to get that second stud if he still has Beasley on the roster making $4.96 million.

And sources have told ESPN.com that Miami, fed up with Beasley's lack of devotion to defense and his steep learning curve in the maturity department, tried diligently to move Beasley before the trading deadline in February but found no takers willing to give up anything more than garbage.

So if Beasley can be moved before the draft for a player with only a partial guarantee for 2010-11, or if the Heat can arrange an uneven deal (in terms of salaries) and send him to an under-the-cap team in a trade that would be consummated after the league's one-week moratorium on player movement ends July 8, look for Riley to go for it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2010/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&page=beasleygame3-100423

Michael Beasley has that thuggish look, bunches of tattoos, and has been a head-case in Miami. He hasn't lived up to expectations but he is still 21 years old and can undoubtedly do it all on offense. I would like to add him to our team and move him to the three spot. He is too small to handle 4s, but personally i don't know if he's quick enough to defend 3s. He has career averages of 14.3 PPG, 5.9 RPG.
Would you risk it and give him a shot?

According the article, it appears that heat have given up on him and would give him up for financial relief to bring in another player. What could we offer the Heat?

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