Miami Heat among three teams linked to LeBron James in what would be a reunion for the ages

Miami Heat among three teams linked to LeBron James in what would be a reunion for the ages originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The idea of LeBron James and the Miami Heat catching up again would be a lot of fun, though both sides are in very different places in time compared to when they were back in the day.

The Heat have reportedly been trying to land some of the biggest stars in the NBA over the past few seasons, but haven't been able to get the job done. They're clearly trying to win a championship, and while James is an excellent player, there's certainly an argument that he isn't a top-two player on a championship team at this stage of his career. We can't blame him much either because he's as old as he is.

Gray Deyo believes that connection is important, though, adding that due to the Heat going out and trying to make these trades for stars in the past, James would be a player they could be interested in. “The Heat were rumored to be big game hunters during this year’s NBA trade deadline, as they were said to be in pursuit of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. But they, like many other teams, were left empty-handed trying to trade for the two-time MVP.

"With the Heat showing their hand of going for a star, if they fail in the Antetokounmpo sweepstakes again, if there are any in the summer, a pivot to James makes some sense. It certainly does not bring the long-term championship window that Antetokounmpo would, but it opens it. They could likely have room to bring in James on an intriguing contract, especially with guard Terry Rozier being off their books–Rozier was making, on average, $24,064,674 per season,” he wrote .