NBA Deadline Passes; Heat Still Hoping for Boozer

ESPN is reporting that the Miami Heat is one of the few teams who have stayed on the phone past today's 3 p.m. NBA trade deadline. The team is working feverishly to try to land Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer in hopes his arrival will convince Dwyane Wade the team's...

By Thomas Francis

February 18, 2010

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ESPN is reporting that the Miami Heat is one of the few teams who have stayed on the phone past today's 3 p.m. NBA trade deadline. The team is working feverishly to try to land Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer in hopes his arrival will convince Dwyane Wade the team's got a chance to make a playoff run.

Seems like a long shot. And if Utah's insisting on Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers, the price might be too steep.

UPDATE: It was not to be. Boozer's staying in Utah.

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