When the Los Angeles Clippers matched Utah's six-year, $42 million offer sheet to swingman Corey Maggette on Tuesday, the Heat may have moved a step closer to signing Clippers forward Lamar Odom.
The Clippers must decide by today whether to match Denver's six-year, $51 million offer sheet to guard Andre Miller. The Heat may be awaiting that decision before issuing an offer sheet to Odom, although the club had no comment on its plans Wednesday.
"It's an ongoing negotiation, an ongoing evaluation and there are some triggers in the next week that will bring some information into the equation," Heat General Manager Randy Pfund said last week. "We've got to play this thing close to the vest.
The Clippers probably will not be able to retain Maggette, Odom and Miller because of salary-cap issues. That means they have to make a choice on which two to keep.
The Heat's best chance at landing Odom is to offer a contract worth more than the Clippers could match.
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A local-boy-makes-good story highlighted the Spurs' introduction of three new players Wednesday afternoon.
San Antonio native Devin Brown realized a life's dream when he signed a two-year deal with San Antonio.
The 6-foot-3 guard played at West Campus High School and was a four-year player at UTSA, leaving after his 2001-02 season.
Spurs general manager R.C. Buford also announced the signing of backup point guard Anthony Carter and introduced guard/forward Ron Mercer, who had been signed last week.
"We're excited to add a San Antonio player," Buford said of Brown. "He proved he belonged by his play in the Boston Summer League."
Brown caught a break, thanks to that impressive showing in Boston.
"They told me to forget about Utah," he said of the Rocky Mountain League. "They told me to just go back to San Antonio and relax because I had made the team.
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Jul 30, 2003 10:23 PM EST
The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed guard Anthony Carter. Per club policy terms of the agreement were not announced.
“Anthony Carter is a proven NBA player who has experience as both a starter and a reserve,” said Spurs General Manager R.C. Buford. “He is a good defensive player and will fit well into our system.”
The 6-2, 195-pound Carter has spent his entire four-year NBA career with the Miami Heat. Last season he averaged 4.1 points and 4.1 rebounds in 18.6 minutes in 49 games. In 26 games as a starter, he had 5.3 points, 5.4 assists and 1.09 steals in 23.8 minutes.
“This is a fresh start for me and a great honor to play for the defending World Champions,” said Carter. “It will be a tremendous challenge to return to championship form, but it is a challenge I think we will be up to.”
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Heat Jul 2003 Archive
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 30, 2003
Since the failed effort to wrench restricted free agent power forward Elton Brand from the Clippers, the Heat still has a fistful of cash to spend.
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Miami Herald | Jul 29, 2003
Lamar Odom has reportedly narrowed his list of potential teams to the Heat, Clippers and Nuggets.
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Palm Beach Post | Jul 28, 2003
Kobe Bryant may be the most famous athlete to be charged with a crime during his playing days, but in some ways he is not so different from an airline whose plane has crashed, or a soft-drink maker whose products have been contaminated.
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Boston Herald | Jul 27, 2003
You really don't have to ask Byron Scott if he's happy.
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Boston Herald | Jul 26, 2003
Mike James already has scored two points on the savvy scale.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 26, 2003
General Manager Randy Pfund confirmed Friday that the Heat is in a holding pattern regarding a contract offer to Clippers free-agent small forward Lamar Odom.
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Boston Herald | Jul 25, 2003
Say this much about Danny Ainge: The Celtics director of basketball operations doesn't waste time.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 25, 2003
Jason Kidd acknowledged the risk in inviting Alonzo Mourning to play with him this season, but the New Jersey point guard said Thursday he thought acquiring the former Heat center nonetheless was in the best interest of the Nets.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 25, 2003
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Miami Herald | Jul 24, 2003
Lamar Odom came to Miami on Tuesday night and left Wednesday afternoon with no offer sheet from the Heat.
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Miami Herald | Jul 23, 2003
Free agent forward Lamar Odom and his agent flew from Los Angeles to Miami on Tuesday evening to meet with Heat coach Pat Riley.
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Boston Herald | Jul 23, 2003
Travis Best left his meeting with the Celtics yesterday in a strong Boston frame of mind, though the free agent guard wants a greener future than the minimum-salary contract the team is presently offering.
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Boston Herald | Jul 22, 2003
These two ships have passed before.
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Miami Herald | Jul 22, 2003
Another week, another lost free agent.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 22, 2003
While other teams continue to gain clarity during this first week of the NBA's free-agent signing period, the view for the Heat remains muddled, although Los Angeles Clippers forward Lamar Odom apparently remains in the picture.
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Sun-Sentinel | Jul 21, 2003
As the NBA's free-agent list dwindles, the Heat remains an outsider in the process, despite having the inside edge of more than $12 million in salary-cap space.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 21, 2003
As the NBA's free-agent list dwindles, the Heat remains an outsider in the process, despite having the inside edge of more than $12 million in salary-cap space.
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Indianapolis Star | Jul 20, 2003
Pacers free-agent center Brad Miller returned to Indiana on Saturday night from a three-day Rocky Mountain tour without a clear vision of his immediate NBA future.
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Washington Post | Jul 20, 2003
The Washington Wizards, who just days ago appeared to be the front-runners for Golden State Warriors free agent Gilbert Arenas, now have stiff competition from the Los Angeles Clippers, who made Arenas an offer tonight, according to a source close to the situation.
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ESPN | Jul 19, 2003
The Los Angeles Clippers retained All-Star forward Elton Brand on Saturday by matching an offer sheet he signed with the Miami Heat earlier this week.
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Orange County Register | Jul 19, 2003
The Clippers reiterated Friday they intend to match the six-year, $82 million dollar offer sheet received by restricted free-agent power forward Elton Brand from the Miami Heat.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 19, 2003
Despite the apparent loss of one Clippers stellar forward, the Heat could be turning its attention and money toward snatching another.
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Long Beach Press-Telegram | Jul 19, 2003
Lamar Odom made an appearance at the Summer Pro League on Friday night.
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L.A. Times | Jul 19, 2003
The Clippers have begun negotiations intended to take Lamar Odom off the market, but then, so have the Denver Nuggets.
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Daytona Beach News-Journal | Jul 19, 2003
Darrell Armstrong has enjoyed a productive run with the Orlando Magic.
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Chicago Tribune | Jul 19, 2003
A face-to-face meeting between John Paxson and James Posey established interest on both sides, and the Bulls are optimistic they can outbid Houston for Posey, a restricted free-agent small forward, if necessary.
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The Tennessean | Jul 18, 2003
The Miami Heat has requested that Ron Slay return to work out with team officials for the rest of the summer and plans to offer him a contract, Slay's agent, Shedrick Howard, said yesterday.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 18, 2003
The Clippers notified Elton Brand's agent Thursday that they intended to retain the power forward's services by matching the six-year, $82.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 17, 2003
Elton Brand walked out of the Miami Heat's offices Wednesday afternoon a rich man.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Jul 17, 2003
Michael Olowokandi stuck to his word.
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New York Times | Jul 17, 2003
As soon as Alonzo Mourning landed in New Jersey today, he called Jason Kidd from his cellphone.
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| Jul 16, 2003
Free agent Elton Brand signed an offer sheet with the Miami Heat on Wednesday, a move that will force the Los Angeles Clippers to match the deal or lose the rights to the former All-Star forward.
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Associated Press | Jul 16, 2003
Free agent Elton Brand signed an offer sheet with the Miami Heat on Wednesday, a move that will force the Los Angeles Clippers to match the deal or lose the rights to the former All-Star forward.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 16, 2003
Less than a week after saying he might take a passive approach to the NBA's free-agent signing period, Heat coach Pat Riley is poised to make a splash similar to those he previously has made in South Florida with the high-stakes additions of Alonzo Mourning, Eddie Jones and Brian Grant.
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New York Post | Jul 16, 2003
Caron Butler was impressed.
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| Jul 16, 2003
Less than a week after saying he might take a passive approach to the NBA's free-agent signing period, Heat coach Pat Riley is poised to make a splash similar to those he previously has made in South Florida with the high-stakes additions of Alonzo Mourning, Eddie Jones and Brian Grant.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 15, 2003
With one shopping day left before NBA free-agent signing day, the spendthrift Heat may find itself left out in the cold for any top-tier players.
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Miami Herald | Jul 14, 2003
Like free agent center Alonzo Mourning, who announced Friday he is leaving the Heat after eight seasons to play for the New Jersey Nets, guard Gary Payton dreams of playing for an NBA title.
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Palm Beach Post | Jul 14, 2003
Heat ownership wasn't happy with center Alonzo Mourning's comments at a dinner Saturday night, during which Mourning said he doesn't owe the franchise anything.
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Miami Herald | Jul 14, 2003
Alonzo Mourning's decision to leave the Heat after eight seasons of triumph and tumult had been made since Thursday, but only when he stood at the center of his one-time home court Sunday and surveyed thousands of fans did reality come into focus.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Jul 13, 2003
As Gilbert Arenas' agent tours the NBA in search of the highest bidder, the Warriors can do no more than sit at home with only the mid-level exception at their disposal.
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Miami Herald | Jul 13, 2003
Defending his decision to leave the Heat for the New Jersey Nets, Alonzo Mourning insisted Saturday night he's not ''greedy'' and indicated he feels no sense of loyalty to the Heat.
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New York Daily News | Jul 12, 2003
Alonzo Mourning isn't singing "I Love New York" after so many playoff battles with the hated Knicks, including an unforgettable brawl in which Jeff Van Gundy ended up clinging to his leg.
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Miami Herald | Jul 12, 2003
He has been the heart and soul of the Heat, the most widely recognized player in the 15-year history of the team -- and now he is gone.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 12, 2003
Alonzo Mourning, one of the fiercest, most dominant forces on the South Florida sports landscape, is leaving town.
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New York Daily News | Jul 12, 2003
In the end, Jason Kidd didn't have to leave to find the All-Star big man of his choice.
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ESPN | Jul 11, 2003
Free-agent center Alonzo Mourning plans to sign with the New Jersey Nets, apparently paving the way for Jason Kidd to re-sign in New Jersey, a league source who spoke with Mourning's agent Thursday night told Insider's Chad Ford.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Jul 11, 2003
Karl Malone, the NBA's second-leading all-time scorer, committed Thursday to sign next week with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to his agent, Dwight Manley, who told several news sources.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 11, 2003
Had the Heat taken a more aggressive stance with his client, agent Aaron Goodwin said both Gary Payton and Alonzo Mourning already could have been locked up on Pat Riley's team for next season.
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Palm Beach Post | Jul 11, 2003
As the NBA free agent rumor mill turns, the Heat seems to have made a few firm decisions on how it will spend its $11 million, and one of those decisions is to not chase restricted free agents.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Jul 11, 2003
As far as Dikembe Mutombo is concerned, the Nets' frontcourt is large enough for two veteran Georgetown centers.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 10, 2003
They had spoken hours earlier, face to face at AmericanAirlines Arena.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | Jul 10, 2003
Pat Riley uttered the M-word.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | Jul 10, 2003
It wasn't in front of 15,000 fans and it was a loss, but LeBron James' star continued to shine.
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Palm Beach Post | Jul 10, 2003
The Heat made center Alonzo Mourning a one-year contract offer Wednesday, but it doesn't sound as if circumstances favor the center returning to Miami.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Jul 10, 2003
Alonzo Mourning's career with the Miami Heat appears to be over, a step that could bring him closer to signing with the Mavericks next week.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 10, 2003
In the wake of receiving untold riches to spend on the NBA's free-agent market, Heat coach Pat Riley responded Wednesday by uttering the seemingly unspeakable:
He may not spend any of the available $11 million on long-term solutions for a team that went 25-57 this past season.
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Dallas Morning News | Jul 10, 2003
Alonzo Mourning wants to go one direction, and the Miami Heat is headed someplace else.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jul 10, 2003
Zo or no Zo? In six days, the Denver Nuggets will know.
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New York Post | Jul 10, 2003
In a bombshell demand to Nets ownership, Jason Kidd has asked the team to fire coach Byron Scott if they hope to keep him from jumping to the Spurs as a free agent, The Post has learned.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 9, 2003
Clippers center Michael Olowokandi said he patiently is awaiting the Heat's next move in free agency.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 9, 2003
Dwyane Wade's NBA debut went as the Heat hopes the career of the first-round pick goes -- rocky start, solid finish.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 9, 2003
Add Pat Riley to the list of those who have won the lottery and elected to keep working.
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Dallas Morning News | Jul 9, 2003
Alonzo Mourning is still in South Florida for the moment, wondering why the Miami Heat has yet to make him a contract offer.
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Palm Beach Post | Jul 8, 2003
A clerical error in the office of agent Bill Duffy led to Heat guard Anthony Carter's free-agent status and the possible loss of $4.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 8, 2003
After a wearying 24 hours in which the gloom over Kobe Bryant's arrest would not lift, and as they pushed along at a business-as-usual pace, Laker decision-makers awaited word on Gary Payton and kept their other options in play.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jul 8, 2003
Gary Payton will not be wearing the purple and hunter green colors of the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2003-'04 season.
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ESPN | Jul 7, 2003
The agent for Gary Payton said Sunday that the All-Star guard has narrowed his list of prospective employers for next season to three teams, headlined by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Palm Beach Post | Jul 7, 2003
Alonzo Mourning said Sunday he's "disappointed" the Heat hasn't made him a contract offer.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 7, 2003
Orlando Magic General Manager John Gabriel did not mince words when asked what having an additional $4 million in salary-cap space would do for the Heat's chances on the NBA's personnel market.
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Star-Telegram | Jul 6, 2003
An apparent clerical error by a Miami Heat guard and his agent might put a severe dent in the Mavericks' chances of landing their top free-agent target, Alonzo Mourning.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 5, 2003
With Anthony Carter officially listed by the NBA as a free agent, and with the Heat therefore relieved of the guard's $4.
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Palm Beach Post | Jul 5, 2003
The Heat, now armed with $11 million, is a major player in the free-agent market, and guard Anthony Carter is a free agent as the result of a mind-boggling set of circumstances.
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Miami Herald | Jul 5, 2003
Entering the offseason, Anthony Carter and his contract were the major roadblocks standing between the Heat and the big-name free agents in this summer's class.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 4, 2003
A shocking oversight by Anthony Carter suddenly has established the Heat as a major player in NBA free agency, one now with the salary-cap space to sign the likes of Jason Kidd, Jermaine O'Neal or Gilbert Arenas.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 3, 2003
Pat Riley is predictable -- up to a point.
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Dallas Morning News | Jul 3, 2003
The revolving door for free agents visiting the Mavericks will begin spinning next week, but the one player most likely to end up in Dallas probably won't be among those filtering in for a preview.
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Miami Herald | Jul 3, 2003
Rookie Dwyane Wade will take part in summer-league play with the Heat after acquiring an insurance policy that will cover him in case of injury.
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Denver Post Columnist Mark Kiszla | Jul 3, 2003
Rich and desperate is no way to go through life, unless your lifelong dream is to be poor and look stupid.
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Los Angeles Times | Jul 3, 2003
Clipper power forward Elton Brand has received a five-year contract offer at about $65 million, but he hasn't decided whether to accept or wait for a longer-term deal from the team.
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Miami Herald | Jul 2, 2003
When Heat coach Pat Riley said last week that free agent center Alonzo Mourning would have ''a great market out there,'' he must have had a fairly good idea of what was to come.
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Dallas Morning News | Jul 2, 2003
The Mavericks are hustling to show Alonzo Mourning some love.
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Denver Post | Jul 2, 2003
It's a coast-to-coast road show for Kiki Vandeweghe.
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Denver Post | Jul 2, 2003
The Nuggets opened free agency Tuesday with phone calls right as midnight arrived, engaging in a morning meeting with Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning in Miami and setting up a visit with Los Angeles Clippers swingman Corey Maggette today in Denver.
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Dallas Morning News | Jul 1, 2003
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was in Miami Monday night, presumably to start the courting of the Heat's free-agent center Alonzo Mourning.
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Palm Beach Post | Jul 1, 2003
As forward Jerome Beasley, the Heat's second-round pick from North Dakota, began his career with the team by going through his first practice Monday, others were seeing their time with the Heat end.
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Miami Herald | Jul 1, 2003
There were plenty of intriguing new faces at AmericanAirlines Arena on Monday as the Heat began workouts with its summer-league team.
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Denver Post | Jul 1, 2003
The Nuggets plan to start the free-agent shopping period today by meeting with Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning, according to NBA sources.
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