Udonis Haslem is the only player on the Miami Heat roster with multiple championships other than teammate Dwyane Wade.
The 6-foot-8 power forward played an instrumental role on the 2006 championship team and became an undersized center during the semi-finals in 2012 when Chris Bosh was injured. But when Bosh returned to the line-up his role seemed to shrink. He was no longer the vocal leader either due to the emergence and maturity of LeBron James through the postseason.
What role will Haslem have this season? Should the Heat consider using the amnesty clause on their fifth highest paid player?
In the 2010-2011 season Haslem was injured for the majority of the both the regular season and postseason returning in game two of the Eastern Conference Finals. That game he was a spark off the bench for the Heat and their tough guy becoming a key piece that helped push them pass the Chicago Bulls. But if James will be playing the power forward and Bosh playing the center where will Haslem fit in their offense.
He never reached a rhythm on the 15 foot jump shot that has been his bread and butter for the majority of his career during the 2012 regular season and postseason. Haslem shot just 42.3 percent during the regular season way under his career average of 49.4 percent from the field for his career. He shot just 45.5 percent from the field during the postseason and averaged only 6.4 rebounds per game during the postseason less than both his regular season average and career average.
Haslem, now 32 years old is an undersized power forward who seems to have aged and declined in productivity.
Is it time for Pat Riley to consider keeping only one player from the 2006 championship team?
