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Heat sign ‘big body’ Magloire
The Heat signed former All-Star center Jamaal Magloire on Tuesday, four days after agreeing to basic terms with the nine-year veteran. The 6-foot-11, 265-pound Magloire has averaged 8.6 points and 7.2 rebounds in his career. He spent his first five seasons with the Charlotte and New Orleans Hornets, and has now been with five teams since the start of the 2005-06 season - Milwaukee, Portland, New Jersey, Dallas and now Miami.NBA/~4/381622555″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>

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Heat sign former All-Star C Magloire (AP)

In this Nov. 16, 2007 file photo, New Jersey Nets basketball player Jamaal Magloire pulls down a rebound in front of Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, right, during first quarter action in East Rutherford, N.J. The Heat signed former All-Star center Jamaal Magloire on Tuesday Sept. 2, 2008, four days after agreeing to basic terms with the nine-year veteran.

Jamaal Magloire has worn four different uniforms over the past three seasons, and spent last season as a forgotten man at the end of the New Jersey and Dallas benches. He doesn’t think he’s finished, and the Miami Heat apparently agree. The Heat signed the former All-Star center on Tuesday, four days after agreeing to basic terms with the nine-year veteran.


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