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5 Moves Miami Heat Can Make To Improve Roster

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The most important thing that the Miami Heat can do to save their season — besides getting healthy — is to make moves to improve their outdated roster. Now this may come at the expense of losing a few starters or reassigning Chris Bosh back to the center position, but it would be all for the greater good of the team.

With that in mind, here are five moves that the Heat need to make to improve.

5. Ryan Anderson For Loul Deng & Hassan Whiteside

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The most talked about deal is the New Orleans Pelicans' Ryan Anderson for Loul Deng and Hassan Whiteside. Anderson's 38 percent three-point shooting solidifies Miami's weakest area, gives the Pelicans a locker room vet on a one-year contract and a big man alongside Anthony Davis who will make it nearly impossible for opponents to score.

The most talked about deal is the New Orleans Pelicans' Ryan Anderson for Loul Deng and Hassan Whiteside. Anderson's 38 percent three-point shooting solidifies Miami's weakest area, gives the Pelicans a locker room vet on a one-year contract and a big man alongside Anthony Davis who will make it nearly impossible for opponents to score.

4. Rudy Gay For Luol Deng

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Rudy Gay is a name that has been tossed around that would definitely help the third-lowest scoring team in the league in Miami (95.5 PPG). But are his 18 PPG and 36 percent three-point shooting worth taking on the remaining three years and $40 million of his contract when they have sights on Kevin Durant?

Rudy Gay is a name that has been tossed around that would definitely help the third-lowest scoring team in the league in Miami (95.5 PPG). But are his 18 PPG and 36 percent three-point shooting worth taking on the remaining three years and $40 million of his contract when they have sights on Kevin Durant?

3. Stay Away From Beasley

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Third time's the charm when it comes to positives and negatives. In the case of Michael Beasley and the Miami Heat, it is more of the latter. After a pair of decent seasons to begin his career, Beasley followed up killer years in China with terribly lackadaisical stints back in South Beach. At this point, it is time to give up on this union for good.

Third time's the charm when it comes to positives and negatives. In the case of Michael Beasley and the Miami Heat, it is more of the latter. After a pair of decent seasons to begin his career, Beasley followed up killer years in China with terribly lackadaisical stints back in South Beach. At this point, it is time to give up on this union for good.

2. Jae Crowder (with draft pick) For Hassan Whiteside & Luol Deng

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Moving Whiteside and Deng for Jae Crowder would be risky. Miami would have to eat into their cap space to acquire the type of three-and-D player that has eluded them. But his 36 percent three-point shooting may be enough to offset the length of his reasonable contract, especially if one of the Boston Celtics' unprotected future first-round picks (via Brooklyn) is involved. Boston could lose Whiteside for nothing though, unless he is enticed by being the focal point Danny Ainge is finally ready to build around.

Moving Whiteside and Deng for Jae Crowder would be risky. Miami would have to eat into their cap space to acquire the type of three-and-D player that has eluded them. But his 36 percent three-point shooting may be enough to offset the length of his reasonable contract, especially if one of the Boston Celtics' unprotected future first-round picks (via Brooklyn) is involved. Boston could lose Whiteside for nothing though, unless he is enticed by being the focal point Danny Ainge is finally ready to build around.

1. Put Their Scouts To Use

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If all else fails and the Miami Heat cannot pull off a quality trade, the same scouts who found Tyler Johnson and Hassan Whiteside will have to scour the D-League to find the team's next best shooter.

If all else fails and the Miami Heat cannot pull off a quality trade, the same scouts who found Tyler Johnson and Hassan Whiteside will have to scour the D-League to find the team's next best shooter.

Richard Nurse is a writer for RantSports. Follow him on Twitter
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