Sources: Heat Trade Michael Beasley To Minnesota Timberwolves

**Strikeout King** · 07-09-2010, 01:02 AM

The Miami Heat have found a trade taker for Michael Beasley that will create more salary-cap space for the dramatic transformation of their roster.

Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com that the Heat have agreed on a trade that will send Beasley to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who can absorb Beasley's contract into their salary-cap space.

Minnesota, according to sources, will complete the trade by sending Miami a second-round pick in 2011. The Wolves and Heat, sources said, have also agreed to swap an unspecified future first-round pick.

Beasley was the No. 2 overall draft choice in 2008 but hasn't lived up to the billing yet. He averaged 14.8 points and 6.2 rebounds last season for the Heat.

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**cougarpride08** · 07-09-2010, 09:33 AM

Who else is Miami looking at to look add to the super group.

**Stardust** · 07-09-2010, 10:38 AM

cougarpride08 Wrote:Who else is Miami looking at to look add to the super group.

Nobody, it will just be 3 on 5.

**LWC** · 07-09-2010, 03:19 PM

Stardust Wrote:Nobody, it will just be 3 on 5.

They might win a few games 3 on 5 as well.

**BlackcatAlum** · 07-09-2010, 04:47 PM

Stardust Wrote:Nobody, it will just be 3 on 5.

Very true.

**Aslan** · 07-09-2010, 05:24 PM

Beasley is the former #2 overall pick and gets traded for a second round pick.