Miami Heat ‘Free-agent Focus’: Sebastian Telfair

(When the lockout ends, the Miami Heat will be limited to no more than the mid-level exception to spend in free agency, which should fall somewhere in the $5.5 million range. That’s if it exists at all in a new collective-bargaining agreement. Otherwise, there might only be the veteran minimum to spend, which would be roughly $1 million for 2011-12. This is the 19th in a series of evaluations of potential free-agent targets.) 2010-11 salary: $2.7 million. The case for: With Mario Chalmers a restricted free agent, and with rookie Norris Cole the only other point guard currently under Heat control, there may be no choice but to make a move for a veteran at the position. And it’s not as if T.J. Ford or Earl Watson titillate. The case against: Telfair remains more of a name than a tangible NBA presence. The jumper is shaky, the defense questionable, and while he can get to the rim, it’s not as if he finishes consistently. Would he offer more than a Carlos Arroyo, or, g...