Heat adding Rose?

Jalen Rose was waived by the NY Knicks at a tune of $15M dollars. Another brilliant move by GM/Coach Isiah Thomas that yielded Rose after dealing away Antonio Davis, whose contract has since expired, has now decided against keeping Rose on the roster.

Yet here in south Florida, speculation has begun about the possibility of Rose landing on the Heat's roster. Riley has always seemed to like Rose's talents, and his potential for creating mis-matches on the floor.

"He's a very skilled player," Riley said. "He's still young, I think, at 33 years old. So he is capable. He's very capable, we know that. But he has to be at the right place at the right time."

Riley has been rumored to have attempted trading for Rose in the past, and has been an admirer of his skills for sometime. These comments seem to indicate that Riley not only knows of Rose's availability, but would welcome signing him. Usually, he is known to distance himself from speculation about a player, but in this instance that does not seem so.

Also of note, to possibly force connections here, Rose covered the Heat as a special reporter for Fox Sports during the Finals last season and seemed to get along very well with the team.

If anything is going to happen, it could happen as soon as Wednesday when Rose will officially be eligible to sign with any team. Signing with the Heat would make him the second ex-Knick to come on down to south Florida on Thomas' nickle. The last being Shandon Anderson, whom Thomas is still paying - $8M for this season.