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Allen Iverson is coming off the lowest point of his career. He was traded early this past season for a player that spearheaded his former team's run all the way to the Western Conference Finals, only to fall short to the eventual NBA champs... by david weiss 7 213 reads Opinion Allen Iverson is coming off the lowest point of his career.

Yes, many, if not all, of this summer's prime free agents are gone, not that the Heat, with its limited salary-cap funds, had much of a chance.

The temptations are there, but the Miami Heat can't touch. Not now, and possibly not at all before the start of next season.

"The pick's not going anywhere," assistant general manager Neil Olshey said Monday.

The Los Angeles Clippers remain intent on keeping the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, and they're expected to make Oklahoma's Blake Griffin the top selection.

The Miami Heat is on the verge of having to put out a no-vacancy sign. Heat President Pat Riley said last week the team likely would be only able to carry 13 players at the start of next season to avoid the dollar-for-dollar luxury tax on excessive payrolls.

In the last 10 years, international players have been the go-to guys on a number of NBA teams, including the newest champions, the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Miami Heat have made qualifying offers to forward Jamario Moon and center Joel Anthony .

The glass doors to the office overlooking Biscayne Bay were opened Thursday, with Heat President Pat Riley offering a few elusive insights into the direction of his franchise.

Heat president Pat Riley won't authorize any drastic roster changes until he has Dwyane Wade's signature on a contract extension.

University of Miami guard Jack McClinton wanted to make sure he took something out of Wednesday's pre-draft tryout at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Miami Heat center Jermaine O'Neal has exercised his contract option for next season.

Sunday night meant Pau Gasol, Sasha Vujacic, Hedo Turkoglu, Mickael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat in the NBA Finals.

The Heat has begun its pre-draft workouts, although one has to wonder about the vigor behind the process, considering the team's lone draft picks in June currently are at Nos.

Former NBA star Wali Jones held several basketball camps for kids of special needs during his tenure with the Heat.

A few updates while wondering whether Michael Beasley is going and Chris Bosh is coming: According to the Heat there is nothing to the message-board scuttlebutt that it is in heated pursuit of Greek center Yiannis Bouroussis, with the team on Tuesday blowing off the reports.

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade smiles as he answers questions at a news conference Monday to wrap up the season at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.

The Miami Heat did not exactly have the biggest expectations for the 2008-09 NBA season.

With Sunday's 91-78 loss to the Atlanta Hawks , a season of major strides ended with a stumble at the finish for the Miami Heat , unable to close out its 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Jamaal Magloire officially becomes a free agent this summer. The Heat went down in flames yesterday, burned in Dixie as one of the NBA's most puzzling playoff series came to its merciful end.