{"id":80387,"date":"2024-06-05T09:24:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T13:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=80387"},"modified":"2024-06-05T09:24:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T13:24:32","slug":"heat-lifer-udonis-haslem-shakes-fans-allen-iverson-hypothetical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/05\/heat-lifer-udonis-haslem-shakes-fans-allen-iverson-hypothetical\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Lifer Shakes Fans With Allen Iverson Hypothetical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/i\/iversal01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allen Iverson<\/a> to the Miami Heat?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the hypothetical scenario that Heat vice president of basketball development <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hasleud01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Udonis Haslem<\/a> shared with NBA fans on the latest episode of The OGs Show, which he hosts with former NBA sharpshooter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/millemi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Miller<\/a>. Haslem, speaking then to Heat assistant coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/butleca01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caron Butler<\/a> \u2014another NBA alum \u2014revealed that he was \u201cshook up\u201d when he heard about the possibility. Not because he\u2019d get the chance to play with the future Hall of Famer, but because he was almost included in the trade package for him.<\/p>\n<h2>Heat\u2019s Udonis Haslem Shakes Fans With Allen Iverson Hypothetical<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI remember my name was in the hat one time,\u201d Haslem begins. \u201cWe was talking about making a move for Iverson and my name got thrown in the hat a little bit. I was all shook up and s***. But D-Wade was like, \u2018Man, that&#8217;s Allen Iverson.\u2019<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Udonis Haslem reveals that the Miami Heat almost traded him for Allen Iverson to pair D-Wade up with A.I<\/p>\n<p>D-Wade kept it real with Haslem and straight up told him \u201cMan, it\u2019s Allen Iverson\u201d \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p>(\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theOGsShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@theOGsShow<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yR8P6w68Ns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/yR8P6w68Ns<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0zJE6L7FPL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0zJE6L7FPL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1798071428761411941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I think whatever reason, that didn&#8217;t work. I don&#8217;t know if the dynamics with him and Dwyane would have worked at that time. So I think dynamically, it didn&#8217;t work, but my a** was almost out of here. And how can I argue if you bring in Allen Iverson?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear when the Heat devised their plan to pair Iverson with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wadedw01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwyane Wade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Georgetown product was traded from the Philadelphia 76ers in Dec. 2006. Two years later, the Denver Nuggets traded him to the Detroit Pistons, but he was firmly out of his prime. That being said, it was probably the 2006-07 season, but could\u2019ve been either one. Notably, the Heat went 15-67 in 2007-08. Iverson, then with the Nuggets, averaged 26.4 points, 7.1 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.<\/p>\n<h3>What Would the Trade Look Like?<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s not surprising that Haslem would\u2019ve been discussed as a trade piece.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of his career, the Florida native defended well and could stretch the floor. In 2006-07, he averaged 10.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, producing at a respectable rate. Furthermore, when both the Nuggets and Pistons acquired Iverson, they gave up a big man. Denver traded away former No. 1 pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithjo02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Smith<\/a>. Detroit included former No. 2 pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdyean01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antonio McDyess<\/a> in their trade package.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams also gave up savvy, heady point guards. In the Nuggets\u2019 case, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/millean02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andre Miller<\/a>. The Pistons traded away <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/billuch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chauncey Billups<\/a>, a player so smart that he\u2019s now an NBA head coach. If the Heat were seriously involved in trade discussions, this likely would have led them to move <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willija02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Williams<\/a>. Williams, fondly remembered as \u2018White Chocolate,\u2019 was a sweet ball-handler with a flashy playmaking style.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Not Make the Move?<\/h3>\n<p>Why Miami wouldn\u2019t didn\u2019t move Haslem and (likely) Williams for Iverson is anyone\u2019s guess. He\u2019s the superior talent even combining their abilities. Though there is a question about how well they would\u2019ve balanced the scoring load, they probably would\u2019ve figured it out. Iverson learned how to get his while playing beside scoring-minded forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anthoca01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carmelo Anthony<\/a>. Wade thrived beside a more dominant scorer in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As James signed with the Heat after Iverson left the NBA, it wouldn\u2019t have negatively impacted franchise history either. It would\u2019ve only helped Wade win another ring without him. Now, it\u2019s just one of the big \u2018what-if\u2019 scenarios in NBA lore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allen Iverson to the Miami Heat? That\u2019s the hypothetical scenario that Heat vice president of basketball development Udonis Haslem shared with NBA fans on the latest episode of The OGs Show, which he hosts with former NBA sharpshooter Mike Miller. Haslem, speaking then to Heat assistant coach Caron Butler \u2014another NBA alum \u2014revealed that he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":80427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1608,20,10,62,4721],"tags":[122,2239,4774,2177],"class_list":["post-80387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heat","category-basketball","category-nuggets","category-pistons","category-nba","category-trade-rumors","tag-allen-iverson","tag-jason-williams","tag-rumors","tag-udonis-haslem"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}