Rashard Lewis to sign with the Heat

[XxIrvingxX]

http://tracking.si.com/2012/07/10/ra...a-free-agency/

Rashard Lewis will reportedly sign with the Miami Heat, according to a tweet Tuesday afternoon from ESPN’s Jared Zwerling.

Chris Tomasson of FOX Sports tweeted that sources are saying he’ll sign for the veterans minimum of $1.35 million next season.

In June, the Washington Wizards traded Lewis to the New Orleans Hornets, who in turn bought out his contract for $13.7 million. Lewis was entering the sixth and final year of his $118 million contract. He was set to become the second highest paid player in the league, behind the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, who will make $31.5 million next season.

Ray Allen, who reached an agreement on July 6 to play for the Heat next season, was teammates with Rashard Lewis from their days on the Seattle Supersonics.

In 28 games for the Wizards last season, Lewis averaged 7.8 and 3.9 rebounds in 26 minutes per game.

Now being a Cavs fan, this is all I have to say: I HATE THAT ****ER!!

[Wade County]

Why do you hate Rashard Lewis if you're a Cavs fan?

[XxIrvingxX]

Watch the 2009 playoffs and you'll understand why.

[Hibachi!]

If Rashard can even be anything remotely close to what he was that's a great addition. If not, it's for $1.35 million so who cares.

[Jamel Irief]

Props to him for walking away from what, 6-7 million dollars?

[Diable]

Lewis has already been paid something close to 14 million dollars this year from the buyout. I don't think his value is all that great really, maybe 4 million at most. He is almost 33, only played in 28 games last year and averaged less than 8 ppg on a 46% TS%. That smells like something close to what the Heat are giving him.

[roux2dope]

[XxIrvingxX]

Even if he's not the player he use to be, it's still a great pick up for Miami, their bench just continues to get better and better. Now you've got Shane Battier (assuming they pick up a center this offseason who will actually start), Ray Allen, Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem, Norris Cole, and now Richard Lewis, this is a damn good bench team when you consider the fact that Miami has one of, if not, the best player we've ever seen in the past 12 years (I'm of course talking about Lebron James), you've got the second best SG in the league with Dwayne Wade, and you've got a top 5 PF (maybe even top 3, hell I'll go as far as saying that Kevin Love is the only player right now who is undoubtedly better than him) in the league with Chris Bosh. Three allstars, and throw in Mario Chalmers who continues to improve, and he's already a very solid PG (well, sort of). The sky is the limit for this team.

[e-monk]

collective meh - I know he's slightly taller but really how's he not more of something they already had with guys like Miller or Battier or Jones - I think the league dodged a bullet when they didnt get Camby - this one doesnt really register

[seifer0406]

Great addition. Another shooter and someone they can throw at 3/4 when Lebron is tired of guarding them.

btw, I would like to mention that Orlando still owes Gilbert Arenas 40 mil.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Jamel Irief

Props to him for walking away from what, 6-7 million dollars?

What?

Lewis is not walking away from anything. He's getting $13.7 million from the Hornets' buyout. Now he is just playing for a title.

[Jamel Irief]

Originally Posted by Ron

What?

Lewis is not walking away from anything. He's getting $13.7 million from the Hornets' buyout. Now he is just playing for a title.

He was due like 22 million.

[Diable]

The final year of Lewis' contract wasn't fully guaranteed. After he was traded to the Hornets they bought him out for something which is most often reported as 13.7 million dollars ( there is a possibility that it is more). Lewis did not walk away from anything.

[Jamel Irief]

Makes sense. I was wondering why he took such a low buyout.

[e-monk]

Originally Posted by Jamel Irief

Makes sense. I was wondering why he took such a low buyout.

because he has a conscience and felt bad about stealing?