 | Rights: None | Last Sal.: $.00M |
| Agent: Supe | Exp: 10+ years | |
| FA Tier: 1 | Age: 45 | |
| FBPPG: | Inj: No Injury | |
| Desired Salary: Between $2.13M and $33.22M | ||
| Contract Status: UFA - Unclaimed Free Agent | ||
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The Heat hired Shane Battier as the Director of Basketball Development & Analytics. NBA.com The Scoop:His responsibilities include development of analytics in evaluating all talent, including college, free agents and current Miami players. Battier was perhaps the most infatuated player in the NBA regarding stats, so this move should be right up his alley, especially with all the advancements in stats since he retired in 2014. Feb 16 12:00 ET - | ||||||||
| Trans. Oct 6 9:30 ET But as anyone who’s watched Lowry for more than a handful of national TV games a year since 2013 will tell you, to boil Lowry down to the numbers is to entirely miss the point. Yeah, sure, he’s one of the most beloved players when it comes to proprietary metrics since Shane Battier was at his peak, but even then, I’ve yet to come across any all-encompassing figures to describe the infectiousness of a devious smile, or the power of a supercomputer hoops brain, or the immensity of one’s balls. The Scoop: None. Oct 6 9:30 ET |
| Trans. Oct 1 8:38 ET Starting Five: Mario Chalmers, Dwyane Wade, Shane Battier, LeBron James and Chris Bosh Plenty of old-school NBA fans may already be feeling triggered, so let's address this particular Miami Heat squad topping the 1986 Celtics right off the bat. The 2012 Heat's starting five, led by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, top that Celtics lineup in combined Hall of Fame Probability, combined MVP Shares and combined playoff win shares. It's in the top five in all three categories. The Scoop: None. Oct 1 8:38 ET |
| Trans. Jul 21 3:00 ET Glue guy” is a term that is certainly used far too often when evaluating players these days, but when it comes to the likes of Mikal Bridges and Shane Battier, it’s a warranted description of the value they offer a team. There are ways to impact winning outside of scoring points or making flashy plays that don’t always show up on the stat-sheet. The Scoop: None. Jul 21 3:00 ET |
| Trans. Jul 10 10:19 ET Lowe discusses some of the Heat’s disappointments — losing to the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 Finals, needing seven games to defeat the Indiana Pacers in 2013, Dwyane Wade’s knee injuries and decline, the refusal to use Chris Bosh as a stretch-5 until the 2012 playoffs. But he also gives the Heat lots of credit, asserting the Shane Battier signing as “the single most impactful midlevel contract in league history. The Scoop: None. Jul 10 10:19 ET |
