If they can keep tabs on him could be a great pick up to cover D Wade when he takes rest period during the year.

So the Heat are going for the record of most top 5 picks on one team.

According to ESPN they have 7 top 5 picks , 8 top 6 picks

Beastley baby. He won't be a bust in Miami, much the same reason Birdman wasn't.

Did Pat Riley watch the movie MoneyBall and say well why cant we go after the top five draft picks that no one else wants due to certain personal floors? Beasley/Oden.

As in money ball these guys can be brought in on the cheap due to no-one wanting the risk. What other top5 or top10 picks have been dropped for personal floors
- Johnny Flynn (Injury Concern)
- Julius Hodge (Injury Concern)
??

Sorry personal floors should have read "perceived floors"

Or even "perceived flaws" maybe? ;)

Birdman is already with Miami, anon.

So the Heat are going for the record of most top 5 picks on one team.

According to ESPN they have 7 top 5 picks , 8 top 6 picks

wow having a good day, cheers Isaac

Yeah, they are strong enough to be able to gamble on guys like Oden and Beasley. Can they be stopped?

Centrebet has them at $3.50.

Who else has improved? Indiana have got Granger back. Spurs about level or slightly better? Houston big improvers. Thunder likely to be a lot better with Westbrook. Edit: Nets too.

Bulls will have Rose back, plus look a lot stronger than before.

Heat
Bulls
Pacers

Thunder
Grizzlies
Clippers

Load up on that $3.50 then!

One thing that will work for them is that they don't need to drive Oden hard and risk injury - he's an absolute bonus. I don't know why other teams didn't push harder for him.

The Knicks will sort out those Heat.

LOL champ.
The Knicks can't even sort themselves out!

Knicks are one of the heats biggest threats in the east DB5...

LOL at those pumping up the Knicks. A Carmelo led team is never going to be successful.

Ricey, I don't think they are mate.
Heat
Bulls
Pacers
Nets

are all better IMO.
Knicks blew their chance last year when Derrick was out.

Ricey you have to be trolling. The Bulls, Pacers, and Nets(No idea how they will gel) are the only ones who will give Miami trouble. The Knicks signed Andrea Bargnani in the offseason... possibly the worst type of player to have if you want to beat Miami.If you want to challenge Miami look at how the Bulls and Pacers play them with Noah Boozer/ Hibbert West.Both pairs are big strong physically guys on D and O.

beasley has not shown any ability to play, hence why nobody wants him aswell as the obvious issues. Deserves a low spot way back on the bench

Who are these "Knicks" people keep speaking of?

I really hate to say it, but no one is touching the Heat in the East. As much as I loved what Indiana accomplished last year, even with Granger I don't think they have the firepower to take Miami out (assuming the Heat don't implode). The Nets are an unknown factor, so I won't speculate what they'll achieve.

The west is an interesting case. The Spurs *can* beat the Heat (they were only a few seconds away from winning in 6), but as a team I feel they are more prone to getting beaten by an up and comer in the west such as OKC or GSW.

OKC have a snowball's chance in hell of beating the Heat, too turnover prone and as Chuck said "you don't beat Miami by shooting jump shots".

Golden State are hard to predict, on the one hand Iggy gives them one of the best starting 5s in the league, but losing Jack and Landry I think may hurt more than people realise. In games where their stars are hurt, or shots aren't dropping, those two in particular gave the bench a huge lift. With some luck, I think GSW can be west finalists. The optimist in me says they would actually have the tools to neutralise Miami (in particular, Bogut and Igoudala) enough for Curry and Thompson to make it rain from range, but the realist in me expects this wouldn't happen.

Houston are a wildcard, I like the team they have. Asik is a good big guy to have coming off the bench.