People, the Heat? D-Wade says he'll resign if the team looks like it'll be a title contender by 2010-11. Looks like that will be the case. Beasley looks like a future NBA scoring champion, he led all rookies in scoring rate despite spending too much time out on the perimeter, and I expect him to make the necessary adjustments to score at least 20 ppg this year. Mario Chalmers looks like a solid starter for the next 10 years. Then comes something most people overlook. Jermaine O'Neal has an expiring contract worth $21,372,000 for 2010. I'm thinking a run at Stoudamire/Bosh. Think about that lineup for a second...Chalmers/Wade/Beasley/Bosh/???. If they fill out that last spot I'm thinking 60 wins and at least a finals appearance.
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