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Miami Heat

43-39, 3rd Southeast

 2009 NBA Draft
 Rd   Pk (Ov)   Player Pos   School   Notes 
 2   13 (43)   Marcus Thornton *   PG  LSU  from Indiana, traded to New Orleans for two future second-round picks
 2   30 (60)   Robert Dozier *   PF  Memphis  from Cleveland
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 Last Game
May 3, 2009 at Atlanta, L 78-91 
ATL Joe Johnson
10-19 FG, 27 Pts
4 Ast, 6 3pt
MIA Dwyane Wade
10-25 FG, 31 Pts
4 Ast, 2 3pt
 
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NBA free agents: 2009 class

NBA free agents: 2009 class
Yahoo! Sports Staff, Jul 3, 2009
Team-by-team list of NBA free agents. ...More
 •  Miami Heat has contacted Iverson and Artest, insiders say Jul 3 (Miami Herald)*
 • Rumor: Iverson tells Grizzlies he'd like to play in Memphis - Jul 3 (Yahoo! Sports)
 • Ranking the top 20 free agents - Jul 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
 •  Why the optimism for UM football in 2009? Let coach Randy Shannon count the ways Jun 30 (Miami Herald)*
 •  Miami Heat looking for bargains as free agency begins Jun 30 (Miami Herald)*
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 Team Report

Heat Team Report

Heat Team Report Jul 2, 2009

The Heat only took a pair of second-round picks in the draft—Nos. 43 and 60—so it wasn't as if Miami was necessarily looking for immediate help.

Miami acquired the draft rights to guard Patrick Beverley, selected by the Los Angeles Lakers at No. 42. Beverley, 6-foot-1, played at Arkansas as a junior and played in a Ukrainian league last season. He'll be in an unsettled backup point guard picture along with veteran Chris Quinn and incumbent starter Mario Chalmers.

Miami drafted Memphis forward Robert Dozier with the 60th and final pick of the draft. Dozier, who is 6-9 and played power forward in college, will be viewed as a small forward for the Heat. There's a chance Dozier plays in Europe next season.

The Heat traded the 43rd pick, guard Marcus Thornton ...More

 
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New Orleans Hornets draft picks Marcus Thornton(notes), left, and Darren Collison(notes) hold up Hornets team jerseys during a news conference in New Orleans, Friday, June 26, 2009. Collison was selected 21st overall. Thornton was selected 43rd overall by the Miami Heat, who traded him to New Orleans for two future second-round draft choices.
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New Orleans Hornets coach Byron Scott welcomes Marcus Thornton(notes) to the basketball team during a news conference in New Orleans, Friday, June 26, 2009. Thornton was selected 43rd overall by the Miami Heat, who traded him to New Orleans for two future second-round draft choices.
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FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2007, file photo, Shaquille O'Neal(notes), right, of the Miami Heat, and LeBron James(notes) of the Cleveland Cavaliers (23) dance together during NBA All-Star basketball practice in Las Vegas. The Cleveland Cavaliers completed a blockbuster trade on Thursday, June 25, 2009, bringing superstar center Shaquille O'Neal from the Phoenix Suns to play with current MVP LeBron James, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been officially announced.
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(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
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 Southeast Standings
W L Pct GB Streak 
 y-Orlando 59 23 .720 -- Won 1 
 x-Atlanta 47 35 .573 12.0 Lost 1 
 x-Miami 43 39 .524 16.0 Won 1 
 Charlotte 35 47 .427 24.0 Lost 4 
 Washington 19 63 .232 40.0 Lost 2 
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 Team Stats
  PtsRebAst 
 Miami98.339.520.4 
 Opponents98.141.920.1 
 Individual Leaders
Dwyane Wade - Miami HeatDwyane Wade
#3, Guard
Leads team with 30.2 Scoring
 Stat Player AVG 
 ScoringDwyane Wade30.2 
 ReboundsUdonis Haslem8.2 
 AssistsDwyane Wade7.5 
 FG%Udonis Haslem51.8 
 FT%Michael Beasley77.2 
 3PT%Daequan Cook38.7 
 BlocksDwyane Wade1.3 
 StealsDwyane Wade2.2 
Complete Team Statistics Qualified Leaders
 Scores & Schedule
 Last Five Games
 Sat, Apr 25AtlantaW 107-78  
 Mon, Apr 27AtlantaL 71-81  
 Wed, Apr 29at AtlantaL 91-106  
 Fri, May 1AtlantaW 98-72  
 Sun, May 3at AtlantaL 78-91  
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