The Miami Heat got blown out hard in Game 3 of the NBA finals on Tuesday night after falling to the San Antonio Spurs 113-77 and while the team is talented and ready to win another title, the play past LeBron James has been suspect at times and that means Pat Riley may try and rebuild the roster with smart free agent signings, including names like Nate Robinson, David West, Kyle Korver, Matt Barnes and Antawn Jamison as possible targets.
Riley is very smart when it comes to the cap and free agent contracts and while the Heat are a bit stuck after giving huge deals to James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, there will still be ways for the team to add talent this offseason in free agency. The team has $85.6 million in salaries for the season including Ray Allen's which is a player option and while that takes them out of the running for some of the big time names, that doesn't mean they won't be active this time around.
James Jones and Allen have the chance to opt out and either way, the heat are over the cap and will need to do some maneuvering to get things right. Riley has done a good job over the past few years bringing in Mike Miller, Chris Andersen, Allen and many others and now he will have to do it again and one interesting option could be Nate Robinson. The fiery player may command too much for the Heat to go after him, but if it's affordable, he could be a great bench player and backup for Mario Chalmers.
Robinson has had maturity issues, but he was forced into play with the Chicago Bulls during the postseason due to injuries and he played well against the Miami Heat, helping the Bulls to take Game 1 with a great performance. Robinson was solid for the rest of the series while averaging over 16 points and four assists in 12 games and while other teams will target him in free agency, he could come to Miami in the hopes of winning a title. He was huge while coming in for Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich and he can bring a high energy to the roster. Other options at the point guard are A.J. Price and Sebastian Telfair, but Robinson is better than both of those guys.
Matt Barnes will be a free agent as well after playing this season with the Clippers and he could be an interesting option, as he has played in championship situations and is a solid defender and can score when needed. He likely won't cost too much for the Heat and if he decided to bolt LA, Miami could be a good destination for him. The Heat looked like they lacked depth in Game 3 and they will need to address that and some other names include David West, Kyle Korver, and Antawn Jamison.
Jamison may be done with the Lakers and he would fit into that aging veteran player like Ray Allen that the team likes. David West likely will cost too much for the Heat, but why not at least try and go after him as one of the best big men out there? Korver is like Mike Miller 2.0, but since he is younger the team could slide him into the rotation.
