As a Duke alum living in South Florida, I am quite amused by the latest rumors on potential draft day moves. Specifically, some are saying the Heat are not interested in Beasley and are looking for ways to trade the #2 pick. This disinterest is based in part on Beasley's reputation as a not-so-serious player, and also on Miami's very strong interest in perhaps the two hotest PF free agents coming up this year -- Brand and Boozer.
This article --
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2...ory?id=3459696 -- states that the Heat could make a trade with the Clippers (#2 and Marion for #7 and Brand), but that it would force the Heat to weigh their interest for Brand over Boozer.
Whatever happens with the Heat (last year was my first with season tickets -- ugh), it is nice to see that Duke can in fact produce NBA big men.