Ford's Latest: Beasley on the Block, Grizzlies in the Lead
ESPN.com's Chad Ford is working late tonight. Ford just posted an updated story on the site that says the following:
1. The Heat are considering taking O.J. Mayo or even Jerryd Bayless at #2.
2. The Heat will not draft and keep Michael Beasley.
3. If the Heat draft and trade Beasley (the most likely scenario), the Grizzlies are the team most likely to pull off a deal.
Ford's take on the Grizzlies appeal:
The Grizzlies have a huge hole at the power forward position (since trading away Pau Gasol) and see Beasley as an elite talent to pair up with Rudy Gay.The Grizzlies can offer a number of deals that could entice Miami. They could include the No. 5 pick, Mike Miller and the Heat's choice of either Kyle Lowry or Mike Conley. Adding Miller and a point guard would allow the Heat to be very flexible on who they draft at No. 5. They could add another guard like Bayless or they could go big with a player like Brook Lopez or Kevin Love.
