Shavlik Randolph to Work Out for Miami Heat

by Ben Golliver on Aug 30, 2009 1:13 PM PDT in News

A league source has informed Blazersedge that Shavlik Randolph is currently in Miami, Florida, and is scheduled to work out for the Miami Heat on Monday and Tuesday. Randolph, who played sparingly for the Blazers last season, averaging 1.8 points and 1.8 minutes in 10 games, is currently an unrestricted free agent and has spent most of the summer working out in his native North Carolina.

The timing of Randolph's workouts is particularly interesting given that he plays Power Forward -- the same position manned by Michael Beasley. Beasley, of course, has made headlines this summer for his enrollment in a drug treatment program mandated by the NBA. Beasley's timetable for return, according to ESPN, is currently unknown.

But even with a healthy Beasley, a somewhat undersized 4 himself, Miami is short upfront. Udonis Haslem is currently the only other true Power Forward on the roster. The Heat did take Robert Dozier, a tweener 3/4 from Memphis, in the second round of this year's NBA draft but he opted to sign with Colossus Rhodes in Greece. This positional shortage has found Miami regularly linked in trade rumors with Utah's Carlos Boozer.

Randolph might make sense for the Heat given their relatively thin frontcourt and huge payroll. With 13 players currently under contract and more than $72 million dollars on the books, the Heat have only 5 bigs total: Beasley, Haslem, Jermaine O'Neal, Jamaal Magloire and Joel Anthony. Although Randolph is not a true low-post threat, he could provide some depth, hustle and versatility. Most importantly for the Heat, he could likely be had for the veteran's minimum.

The league source would not comment on whether Randolph has had any discussions with the Portland Trail Blazers this summer, although the recent signing of rookie Dante Cunningham and the still-anticipated signing of rookie Jeff Pendergraph makes a return to Portland unlikely.

Update: According to Sham Sports, after renouncing Randolph to make the Paul Millsap offer and un-renouncing him once Utah matched that offer, the Blazers now hold his non-Bird rights, which "allow... the Blazers to re-sign him for 120% of next year's minimum salary." It is extremely unlikely the Blazers will sign Randolph using these rights.

-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)

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Good for Shav

I hope he gets an NBA job soon. I think he’s a swell guy.

by tominhawaii on Aug 30, 2009 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Yes, good for Shav

Some East Coast teams should be able to use him, and Miami would be an interesting option, with Beasley in limbo and also a bit of a tweener, the possibility that Haslem gets traded in the future, and the other big guys being clear centers and O’Neal very likely not coming back after next year. There just was no playing time on the Blazers to expect, though according to ShamSports Portland did unrenounce Shavlik after the Millsap offer fell through so they can keep his “non-Bird” free agent rights, which would enable them to use him in a sign and trade or give him 120% of the minimum.

There's Gotta Be More To Life

by Norsktroll on Aug 30, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions

wait this is a blazers blog right?

jk thanks for the update ben. stupid slow august

"It was like some sort of crazy torture in the movies. How do people do that so long without taking a breath? I think my ears are still ringing."
-Adrian Peterson, describing Autzen

by dougall5505 on Aug 30, 2009 1:25 PM PDT reply actions

LetsBlaze?

Love.

by L-TrainFTW! on Aug 30, 2009 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

hope the workout goes alright

good luck Shav

by medmelon on Aug 30, 2009 1:35 PM PDT reply actions

If there is a better 4 who can be had for the vet minimum out there I dont have a clue who it would be

Best of luck Shav

by southern oregon on Aug 30, 2009 1:55 PM PDT reply actions

Maybe Shav can still do a couple Q&A sessions on BE

Since he knows we’ve always got his back

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 30, 2009 3:42 PM PDT reply actions

I hope if we lose Shavlik we don't also lose LetsBlaze.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Aug 30, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs

They should pick him up.

A big body who can also shoot, plus he seems to be great PR guy. Not bad for the minimum.

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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by staylost on Aug 30, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions

GO SHAV!

He’s a bonafide NBA player and he’ll make a team. I’ll root for him always now.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Aug 30, 2009 5:34 PM PDT reply actions

Thanks for the good wishes..>I spoke with him

he’s in Miami…working out tomorrow with them …feeling good about it , , ,will keep ya’ll up with the details as they emerge…

BTW Ben broke ths story and is getting credit for it on all the news lines and websites..>I know its a minor thing on the nBA scale of events but it still is working as good PR for Ben and Blazersedge :-)

""..Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own . . . "

by LetsBlaze on Aug 30, 2009 7:21 PM PDT reply actions

Good job, Ben!

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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by staylost on Aug 30, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Do keep us informed

Shavlik seems like quite the guy and I hope he finds a place to contribute more than just cheering from the bench!

by Storyteller on Aug 30, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Tell Shav I hope it doesn't work out

so he can come back to Portland again.

"if Nate has Roy or Miller in the game at all times, that stagnation will turn into conflagration" -- two4larue

by jscot on Aug 31, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions

The dollars add up cap-wise that we can still be holding his rights.

Storyteller’s website put us $962K under the cap right after signing Miller (before signing DC), but assumed we had renounced Randolph again. The cap hold on Randolph is $825K, so we did not have to renounce him again to sign Miller.

To get the full $2.7M cap space that we have previously calculated for the start of the season when the Euro cap holds come off, we must now also renounce Randolph if he hasn’t signed with another team by then.

by BlazerFanSince1970 on Aug 30, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions

Updated numbers as of tonight.

I’ve got the Blazers at $320 K over the cap after signing Cunningham.

by Storyteller on Aug 30, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions

With Robert Dozier heading overseas, the Miami Heat are definitely a sweet option for Shavlik Randolph.

Randolph’s ability to score rather effectively on offense makes him a good match at power forward alongside third-string center Joel Anthony, who’s only in the NBA as an undersized post player due to his defense.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Aug 30, 2009 10:35 PM PDT reply actions

No Randolph rights?

Too bad. I was hoping KP could do a sign and trade for Yahouba Diawara just to hope for garbage garbage time and hear Mike Rice deal with his name on a hot day when he had been a little thirsty. Maybe they could have gotten a thrid round pick.

Seriously, good luck Shav, Hope you get some run time for all the work you’ve put it.

by Sashland on Aug 30, 2009 11:11 PM PDT reply actions

Any details on Cunningham’s contract?

by wayno on Aug 31, 2009 1:09 AM PDT reply actions

Bring Him Back KP!

I can’t imagine a season with out my Shavlik-Magic!

Wondering what moves Pritchard would make to land me a date in the off-season. Preferably one with tickets.

by MikeIrish on Aug 31, 2009 9:17 AM PDT reply actions

If shav gets about 15 minutes a game

he could maybe get about 6pts 4rebs a game

by collectiveshane on Aug 31, 2009 9:26 AM PDT reply actions

shav

Hope he succeeds.

I don’t think there’s any way the Blazers sign him back, they are loaded up to the gills with players.

by lsjogren on Aug 31, 2009 9:54 AM PDT reply actions

Proof that August stinks for Blazer news

Now I know that NBA news is slow, when Shavlik Randolph working out for another team is news. I hope he does well, but let’s not forget what he is — an end of the bench type of player. I’m sure he’s a great guy, but he just isn’t a particularly good player.

by hercher on Aug 31, 2009 9:55 AM PDT reply actions

Every team needs a few "not particularly good players"

If you have too many players, your fan websites will be inundated with posts saying you have too much depth, you need to consolidate, players are going to be cancers if they don’t get PT, you won’t be able to pay them all, etc, etc, etc.

That’s why we can’t do a 3 for 1 or even 2 for 1 consolidation trade. None of the other teams want to have too many good players. They are afraid they will turn to cancers on them, instead of on us. We are leading the league in potential cancers. The American Cancer Society has a 24-7 watch on us, and the rest of the league isn’t going to bail us out because they all hate us because we dumped a cancer on Memphis and then wrote an email threatening people for torturing interference with our cancer prospects. Or something.

KP is a stupid GM. He should have foreseen this, and not picked up so many good players, and never let Shav go in the first place. Fire KP, dump Rudy, and bring back Shav.

"if Nate has Roy or Miller in the game at all times, that stagnation will turn into conflagration" -- two4larue

by jscot on Aug 31, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs