At the conclusion of the season, just about everyone on the Heat with a player option in their contract decided to opt out. LeBron, Wade, Bosh, Haslem and even Birdman.
Aside from LeBron, Pat Riley has done a decent job in retaining certain guys (and bringing in new ones) and Chris Andersen is one of them. He was key to their most recent title run and he’ll be back in South Florida after reportedly being courted by the Knicks.
Free-agent forward Chris “Birdman” Andersen has agreed on a multi-year deal to return to the Miami Heat, a league source told Yahoo Sports on Sunday.
Several teams made strong pushes for Andersen – including a late bid by the New York Knicks – but Andersen wanted to return to a roster core and franchise that will move on without LeBron James.
H/T: Yahoo
