When I first heard about Pat Riley working out the unemployed Eddy Curry, I naturally began thinking about McDonalds and whether there were enough locations in South Florida to fulfill the big man’s “needs.”
After all, league executives estimated his weight tipped the scales at around 375 pounds just weeks ago. That was before he started working out in Chicago with legendary NBA trainer Tim Grover, a man used to training the likes of Dwyane Wade and formerly Michael Jordan.
His weight is now believed to be in the svelte 350 range after Grover’s magic. At 6’11, maybe 7’0″, that’s still beyond enormous.
If you think Zydrunas takes a long time running down the court, you haven’t seen anything yet.
Why the interest?
Curry provides several things the Heat collectively lack within one player. Size, experience and relative youth. Erik Dampier, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Jamaal Magloire certainly have size and each provides a heavy dose of experience. But their combined age hits 102, and the potential for any of them playing big minutes b ...
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Miami Heat Work Out Eddy Curry: Why the Human Big Mac in South Beach Makes Sense
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