Chapter 466: The Whole World as Enemy_3

The Miami Heat's "want everything" attitude was also reflected in their recruitment of Stoudemire.

Riley hoped Stoudemire would join the Miami Heat and bulk up to play as a full-time center, which would not affect Kevin Love's developmental progress.

In contrast, Stoudemire preferred the Knicks, who did not require him to take a pay cut and allowed him to play whatever position he wanted.

Although the Knicks' plan to recruit James had failed, New York's core appeal was still intact. With the first person to join, more were sure to follow.

Stoudemire made his decision to sign with the Knicks, just like in the past.

Seeing Stoudemire gone, the Heat turned instead to offer a substantial max salary to Hedo Turkoglu, the core player on the Magic's wing, and the restricted free agent Danny Granger.

This meant that the Miami Heat's plan had shifted from signing two superstars to going all-in on one, even if his salary was higher than Wade's, because that was what Wade wanted.