Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Miami Heat president Pat Riley reached out to Lakers free agent big man Pau Gasol.
Free agent Pau Gasol had a phone conversation with Miami president Pat Riley today, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 2, 2014
Gasol works best when surrounded by great pieces and would compliment Bosh and LeBron James with ability to play near and away from the basket. Both men would be interchangeable in the post, with Gasol being and even more efficient post up option late in games.
Gasol averaged 17.4 points, 9.7 rebounds 3.4 assists and 1.5 blocks per game last season. He shot 48.0% from the field.