Miami Heat makes offers to Dorell Wright, Chris Quinn
By Ira Winderman | Sun-Sentinel.com
11:01 AM EDT, June 25, 2008
Amid dealing with the major decisions of what to do with the No. 2 pick in Thursday's NBA Draft and the future of forward Shawn Marion, the Miami Heat made three moves today to protect its depth.
The Heat has extended qualifying offers to forward Dorell Wright, guard Chris Quinn and forward Kasib Powell.
The moves mean the Heat can now match any outside offers for the three when the free-agency period opens July 1.
The qualifying offer for Wright is about $2.4 million for next season. It is unlikely the Heat would match any outside offer that calls for a significant jump from that figure or multiple years that would take the contract beyond 2009-2010.
The qualifying offer for Quinn is just above the league's minimum salary, with an outside offer that is significantly higher unlikely to be matched.
By qualifying Powell, the Heat now has rights to two of the NBA Development League players who ended the season on the roster, with forward Stephane Lasme already holding a conditional contract for next season.
Wright, Quinn and Powell will have the right, after June 1, to accept those offers as their 2008-09 salaries.
Wright was selected by the Heat with the No. 19 pick in 2004, becoming the first high school player drafted by the franchise. Quinn is coming off his second season with the team. Powell is the reigning Most
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