After Heat president Pat Riley watched Curry work out in Chicago in recent days, he’s made plans to bring the 7-footer to Miami early next week for another workout and a medical physical with the ultimate objective to sign him, sources said.

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One league source listed the probability of Miami signing Curry at “better than 50-50.” The Heat would need to cut a player for the playoffs, with rookie Dexter Pittman(notes) as a likely candidate to be waived.

After the Minnesota Timberwolves bought out Curry’s contract in February following the three-way Carmelo Anthony(notes) trade with the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets, Curry started to work again with trainer Tim Grover in Chicago. It’s unclear how much weight Curry lost, but NBA executives say he hovered around 375 pounds when he arrived in Chicago several weeks ago.

Curry has played a total of 10 games in the past three seasons – including three in 2009-10 and seven in 2008-09 – for the Knicks. New York never activated him this season. In his best season, Curry averaged 19.5 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Knicks in 2006-07.

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CrushAlot wrote:It’s unclear how much weight Curry lost, but NBA executives say he hovered around 375 pounds when he arrived in Chicago several weeks ago.

I'm not a doctor, but is that kind of size, lack of conditioning, plus playoff intensity basketball a good combination for a guy with a suspect heart?

JesseDark wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:375? WTF? What a sad story this guy is

After all the attempts to get him to playing shape I've just got to conclude that he is predisposed to be a big fat guy. I think as he gets older and his metabolism slows its not going to be a good combination.

CrushAlot wrote:

BlueSeats wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:It’s unclear how much weight Curry lost, but NBA executives say he hovered around 375 pounds when he arrived in Chicago several weeks ago.

I'm not a doctor, but is that kind of size, lack of conditioning, plus playoff intensity basketball a good combination for a guy with a suspect heart?

I think Curry's heart problem was diet pill related. I don't know if that impacts him long term or not. I can't see him playing in the playoffs but he did appear to be in great shape last year when Walsh made him work out.

I loved all the reports that came out when he was working with Wes and some trainer up in Detroit. How he supposedly lost 40lbs from the end of the previous season playing weight that year and they never told us where his playing weight was, at season's end. Then the trainer essentially telling D'Antoni to go to hell Curry will never get down to 300lbs and 315lbs was already asking enough. What about the season he showed up to camp supposedly having lost weight.... once again no confirmation but mentioned it was believed he weighed close to 285lbs. Reporters wanted him to discuss his weight but he and no one at MSG could be definitive on the Topic.

LOL no scales at MSG..... he always came into the new season having lost weight although his natural listed weight is 285lbs.

This report about him hovering around 375lbs is comical. Curry's weight is one of the greatest American Mysteries of all time

BasketballJones wrote:After the heat sign Curry, they should bring in Isiah to coach him. Isiah knows how to get through to Curry, and will help him to finally reach his potential.

Formidable.

arkrud wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:After the heat sign Curry, they should bring in Isiah to coach him. Isiah knows how to get through to Curry, and will help him to finally reach his potential.

This was Isiah plan all along.
Heat sign Eddy, then brings Isiah as a coach, then when Wade goes down with imminent ingury Steph is coming back from China with big tatu of dragons on his head and a...sss.
And yes, here comes the track...

Bonn1997 wrote:375? WTF? What a sad story this guy is

I don't think his joints are going to be able to handle the impact of NBA basketball a that weight. He's not shown any ability to keep the weight off or his conditioning on for any length of time. Hope he doesn't hurt himself.