With the majority of the big-name free agents already having committed to teams, the players left are, for the most part, role players or guys signed to add depth to a roster. One player who hasn't had much buzz around his name is Dorell Wright, and while he hasn't been great in recent years, he could still possibly help a team with his sharpshooting.
Wright is reportedly garnering interest from the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers and has said he would happily welcome a return to Miami where he started his career.
"I still have my house there, and yes, it's a great chance of me returning back to Miami I'm good friends with a lot of those guys, I'd be comfortable with coming back and also going out there competing at the highest level," said Wright, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Wright came into the league at age 19 and has now played 11 NBA seasons, the first six of which were played in Miami. Wright was a minor role player with Miami in his time there but really blossomed when he went to the Golden State Warriors, where he had the two best years of his career. His first season in Golden State was 2010-11 and that to this day is still his best year by far. Wright started all 82 games that season averaging 16.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting 38 percent from the three-point line.
After that season Wright's career went downhill fast, so much so that in the past two seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers he only averaged 13.6 minutes per game. While Wright has been trending downhill for four years there are still benefits to the Heat or Lakers signing him.
One of these benefits is that he will likely only sign for the veteran's minimum of about $1.5 million. Also, Wright will only turn 30 in December so he is by no means old, and he could still shoot the three. Despite his lack of playing time in recent years his career three-point percentage still sits at 37 and nowadays in the NBA you can never have too many shooters.
Wright may be past his glory days from when he was in Golden State, but he still has the potential to help a team like the Heat that has a ton of talent on its roster and is just looking for ancillary players (even though it put most of their current role players on the trading block.)
