Contract details are not available yet but Udonis Haslem has rejected bigger offers (from Dallas and Denver) to return to the Heat. All Haslem does is bring his hard hat to work everyday for the Heat. He rebounds, plays defense and once in a while gets to score some points. He played in 78 games (0 starts) for the Heat last season and he averaged 27.9 minutes, 9.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Haslem has now played in 517 games (386 starts) for the Heat in which he has averaged 30.9 minutes, 10.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Haslem is #2 all-time in Heat history in games played (517), #3 in rebounds (4,177), #9 in steals (307) and #8 in points (5,175). Getting Haslem back is big news for the Heat.

UPDATE: Haslem’s contract is a 5-year deal worth $20 million bucks.

30-year old SG/SF Mike Miller is waiting for Prince James, D-Wade and Chris Bosh to sign their deals before he inks his deal. Miller played in 54 games (50 starts) for the Wizards last season and he averaged 33.4 minutes, 10.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He shot a stunning 48% from the floor from three point range last season. Miller has now played in 692 games (528 starts) in his 10 years in the NBA and he has averaged 32.4 minutes, 13.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Miller should fit right in on the Heat as he is a unselfish player who doesn’t need the ball to help his team win.

UPDATE: (7/15/2010) – Miller has signed his new deal to join the Heat. Details of the contract have not been released yet.

The Heat have traded 21-year old forward Michael Beasley to the Timberwolves for a 2nd round pick in 2011, 2014 and cash considerations. The two teams will exchange first round picks down the road. Beasley played in 78 games (all starts) for the Heat last season and he averaged 29.8 minutes, 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game. In his two years with the Heat, Beasley played in 159 games (97 starts) in which he averaged 27.3 minutes, 14.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. This was essentially a straight salary dump for the Heat to open up more cash for the Big Three.

25-year old small forward LeBron James has decided to sign with the Miami Heat. James is coming off back to back MVP seasons but he still doesn’t have any rings. He hopes coming to join Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade in Miami will help him change that. He will have to adjust to being the #2 guy on the team as the Heat belong to D-Wade. James played in 76 games (all starts) for the Cavaliers last season and he averaged 39.0 minutes, 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.0 blocked shot per game. He has now played in 548 games (547 starts) in his 7 years in the NBA and he has averaged 40.3 minutes, 27.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.9 blocked shots per game. Despite only being 25 years old, LeBron James is #110 in NBA history in points scored (15,251), #100 in assists (3,810), #148 in steals (955) and he is #215 in blocked shots (482). The contract details will be ironed out later but it doesn’t matter as the Heat have the most awesome trio of players ever on the same team.

UPDATE: (7/9/2010) – The Heat have sent the Cleveland Cavaliers 2 future first round picks, 2 future second round picks and a $16 million dollar trade exception to complete a sign and trade deal for LeBron James. This allows the Heat to give James a sixth year on his contract.

The details have not been ironed out but 28-year old shooting guard Dwyane Wade is coming back to Miami. D-Wade played in 77 games (all starts) for the Heat last season and he averaged 36.3 minutes, 26.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocked shots per game. He has now played in 471 games (463 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 37.6 minutes, 25.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.0 blocked shot per game. Wade will continue to move up in the record books for the Miami Heat and pad his lead in other categories. D-Wade is already the all-time leader in Heat history in points scored (11,967), assists (3,126) and steals (862). He is also #6 all-time in games played (471), #9 in three pointers made (246), #7 in rebounds (2,298) and he’s #3 in blocked shots (461) in team history.

The details are murky as to whether Bosh is going to sign outright with the Heat or if they are going to do a sign and trade deal with the Raptors so Bosh can max out contract wise. Either way, Heat fans should rejoice as Bosh will give them one of the best power forwards in the game today. The 26-year old Bosh played in 70 games (all starts) for the Raptors last season and he averaged 36.1 minutes, 24.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game. He has now played in 509 games (497 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 37.0 minutes, 20.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game. This is a outstanding move on so many levels for the Heat as it was one of the convincing factors in D-Wade deciding to stay.

UPDATE: (7/9/2010) – The Heat have sent the Raptors their own first round pick (the Heat had acquired it in a trade) in 2011, the Heat’s first round pick in 2011 and a trade exception from them to agree to a sign and trade deal so they can give Chris Bosh a sixth year on his contract.

The Heat have bought out 29-year old small forward James Jones contract for $1.9 million bucks. Jones played in 36 games (6 starts) for the Heat last season and he averaged 14.0 minutes, 4.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He played in 76 games (7 starts) in two years with the Heat and he averaged 14.9 minutes, 4.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. This was another move to clear up even more cap space for free agency.

UPDATE: (7/18/2010) – The Heat have re-signed James Jones to a 1-year, $1 million dollar deal.

27-year old center Joel Anthony has opted out of his contract for the 2010-11 season thus becoming a unrestricted free agent. Anthony played in 80 games (16 starts) for the Heat last season and he averaged 16.5 minutes, 2.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. He has played in 169 games (45 starts) in his three years with the Heat in which he has averaged 17.0 minutes, 2.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 1.4 blocked shots. Anthony isn’t closing the door on the Heat and I don’t blame him for testing the open market instead of settling for slightly under 900K.

The Heat have traded 23-year old shooting guard Daequan Cook and the #18 overall pick in tonight’s draft for the #32 overall pick. This move was made to save money to spend on free agency starting next weekend. Cook played in 45 games (3 starts) for the Heat last season and he averaged 15.4 minutes, 5.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game despite only shooting 32% from the floor. He played in 179 games (26 starts) in his three years with the Heat and he averaged 22.2 minutes, 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Cook only shot 36.8% from the floor with the Heat and 35.8% from three point range. The Heat won’t miss Cook too much.

The Heat have picked up their team option for the 2010-11 season on 24-year old point guard Mario Chalmers. Chalmers played in 73 games (22 starts) for the Heat last season and he averaged 24.8 minutes, 7.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He has now played in 155 games (104 starts) in his two years with the Heat and he has averaged 28.6 minutes, 8.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Chalmers lost his starting job last season but he has the potential to earn it back if he gets the chance to. He might wind up being a backup if the Heat bring in a big time point guard or shooting guard for 2010-11.