Heat needs a banger

As the No. 2 overall pick in June’s draft, Michael Beasley is a marked man in the summer league games. That’s going to continue all the way through the upcoming season as veterans try to test his toughness. Right now he’s probably the strongest player physically the Heat has under the basket with Udonis Haslem projected to play center. They probably need another banger to help protect Beasley and Dwayne Wade. Haslem isn’t that type of player. Possessing a consistent mid-range jump shot, Haslem appears to be more of a finesse player, adept to finding open spaces rather than plowing his own space underneath. If he’s going to play center the Heat have no choice but to play uptempo. Too bad uptempo teams without a true center don’t win NBA championships.