Take a stand to try to keep Mario Chalmers became the first movement of personnel-season Miami Heat.
As expected, the Heat extended a qualifying offer Wednesday to Chalmers, making him a restricted free agent and give Miami the right to match any contract he received during the summer.
Chalmers said he wants to stay with Miami, but it will probably generate some interest when the agency begins. He made $ 847 000 this season.
"We are encouraged by the progress of Mario," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said earlier this week, after meetings out of the team. "It is a combination guard, and there is a guard who can start in the right circumstances. It is also a good fit to come on the bench because of the energy it provides and its ability to change the game , both with his scoring or defense or playmaker, and is a unique quality to have to come on the bench. "
More moves list are likely to heat in the coming days.
Heat awaiting decisions on options held by Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Eddie House and James Jones for next season, and these decisions, June 30 - the day of the NBA collective is about to expire. The block will begin on 1st day of July, the agency would begin, but no contracts signed until a new CBA is in place.
Chalmers has spent all three of his NBA seasons with Miami, averaging 7.9 points and 3.7 assist in the regular-season, with 8.1 points and 2.7 assist playoff games. It 'was Miami's fourth leading scorer behind Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James is the NBA Finals, the Heat lost to the Dallas Mavericks six games.
Chalmers, an average of 11.8 points during the finals, leading to Miami is 14 3 point range. He changed the game 6 the starting lineup, and began his career more than half the 225 regular season games with the Heat.
Chalmers led the Heat in the playoffs 32 3-pointers and the Heat beat the opponents 79 points with him on the floor during the Cyclo-Cross. No other player from Miami was a better plus-minus rating of Chalmers playoffs.
"He has really worked on his game the last two offseasons," Spoelstra said. "He had a little setback last year of his sprained ankle, but the first seven weeks of summer, it was really spend a lot of time on his balance, his shot, so play off the dribble. Those things must be the same this summer and go to free agency. "
As expected, the Heat extended a qualifying offer Wednesday to Chalmers, making him a restricted free agent and give Miami the right to match any contract he received during the summer.
Chalmers said he wants to stay with Miami, but it will probably generate some interest when the agency begins. He made $ 847 000 this season.
"We are encouraged by the progress of Mario," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said earlier this week, after meetings out of the team. "It is a combination guard, and there is a guard who can start in the right circumstances. It is also a good fit to come on the bench because of the energy it provides and its ability to change the game , both with his scoring or defense or playmaker, and is a unique quality to have to come on the bench. "
More moves list are likely to heat in the coming days.
Heat awaiting decisions on options held by Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Eddie House and James Jones for next season, and these decisions, June 30 - the day of the NBA collective is about to expire. The block will begin on 1st day of July, the agency would begin, but no contracts signed until a new CBA is in place.
Chalmers has spent all three of his NBA seasons with Miami, averaging 7.9 points and 3.7 assist in the regular-season, with 8.1 points and 2.7 assist playoff games. It 'was Miami's fourth leading scorer behind Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James is the NBA Finals, the Heat lost to the Dallas Mavericks six games.
Chalmers, an average of 11.8 points during the finals, leading to Miami is 14 3 point range. He changed the game 6 the starting lineup, and began his career more than half the 225 regular season games with the Heat.
Chalmers led the Heat in the playoffs 32 3-pointers and the Heat beat the opponents 79 points with him on the floor during the Cyclo-Cross. No other player from Miami was a better plus-minus rating of Chalmers playoffs.
"He has really worked on his game the last two offseasons," Spoelstra said. "He had a little setback last year of his sprained ankle, but the first seven weeks of summer, it was really spend a lot of time on his balance, his shot, so play off the dribble. Those things must be the same this summer and go to free agency. "
