There's less than a week left until the start of training camp for the Miami Heat, the defending champions are continuing to work through roster possibilities, with veteran guard Roger Mason Jr. being the latest to emerge as the newest free agent target.
Despite having 13 players guaranteed to have contracts for 2013-14, the Heat have invited 18 players to camp.
Mason Jr., 33, who recently was elected vice president of the NBA's player union, but remains a free agent after spending last season with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Teams can invite up to 20 players to camp, but must reduce the number to be between 13 and 15 by the start of the regular season, which begins Oct. 29 for the Heat against the Chicago Bulls at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
The Sun-Sentinel has reported that Mason, 6 feet 5, appeared in 69 games last season with New Orleans, starting 13. He averaged 5.3 points on .433 shooting from the field and .415 shooting on 3-pointers, in an average of 17.7 minutes per game. His 66 3-pointers were the third-highest total for New Orleans, behind the 213 of Ryan Anderson and the 83 of Greivis Vasquez.
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