Miami Heat Rumors: Not such a bad thing that Blake Griffin’s leaning Brooklyn
The Miami Heat have been in the market for someone to come in and give them some help for a while now, it seems. On the day the NBA All-Star break was set to begin, officially, the Detroit Pistons wasted no time in giving them some options.
Rumored to be in the works all the while, the Detroit Pistons and Blake Griffin made if official on Friday. The Pistons and Griffin have officially agreed to a buyout.
As we all may also know, Griffin has been rumored to have the interest of a few teams, which include the Miami Heat. Here is the complete list of interested teams, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times.
The Lakers, Clippers, Nets, Heat and Warriors are among the teams that have expressed interest in Blake Griffin when he becomes an unrestricted free agent, league sources say
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) March 5, 2021
While the Miami Heat can surely make a compelling case, there are a few other teams on that list that can also make a compelling case. Hopefully though, they all make more compelling cases than Miami and here’s why.
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The Miami Heat need a bit of help, but all help isn’t good help and that includes Blake Griffin.
Blake Griffin can still play a little, I will admit. However, his lack of mobility bothers me.
Even in the Miami Heat system, you’ll say all he has to do is rebound and make a play or two for his teammates. Well, I will ask you this, what do you expect him to do as the Heat begin to play defense?
The Miami Heat move more than most with their rotations and even on offense, if we’re being totally honest about it, how many times is one guy just stagnant? The simple fact of the matter is that there is a ton of moving involved in the way that the Miami Heat approach the game on both sides of the ball.
If a guy can’t move enough to play in it said system, then why bring him in? Even with all of that other stuff we think he might be able to add, if he hurts your team at all by being on the floor, does any of that even matter?
Well, not so much. That makes this good news.
The Brooklyn Nets are believed to be leaders to sign six-time All-Star Blake Griffin, sources tell me and @JLEdwardsIII. Rival teams with interest are expecting Griffin to choose Nets as a title favorite for chance to win a championship.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 5, 2021
While choosing the Nets means that we may have to compete against him, so be it. He doesn’t add anything to that team that absolutely frightens more than what they already had or have.
The Miami Heat might need to add something, but Blake was never it. Now, I reserve judgement for this fact.
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If he’s been dogging it in Detroit and still has lift left, then shame on him for doing it and shame on me for feeling this way. I’ll take my chances though and just hopes that he proves me wrong.