Rashard Lewis has decided to join the Miami Heat, becoming yet another shooting option for the NBA champions.
Agent Tony Dutt said the free agent forward and the
Heat agreed to terms on Tuesday, and Lewis is expected to sign his
contract Wednesday in Miami.
Lewis’s decision comes just four days after the Celtics’ Ray Allen agreed to accept an offer from Miami.
Lewis will make the veteran minimum this season, worth about $1.3
million. He’s picking up another $13.7 million because the final year of
his most recent contract — a $118 million, six-year pact — was bought
out earlier this offseason by New Orleans, who acquired the
6-foot-10-inch forward in a trade with Washington and then waived him.
Allen and Lewis are both likely to be introduced by the Heat on
Wednesday. Teams may start signing their free agents when the league’s
moratorium officially ends at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
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