Date: July 13, 2012
There's always competition to see who can "win the off-season." There are no actual games but signing key free agents or finalizing a blockbuster trade could be enough to get the fans, players and city excited about the team's upcoming season. It doesn't mean that the team will perform well; but, at least for the time leading up to the season, players and fans can have some bragging rights.
| Ray Allen (left) and Rashard Lewis may be just want the Heat need to repeat. |



