The Miami Heat are feeling the effects of having their starters (Goran Dragic and Dwyane Wade) on the injury list.
Making it worse is the fact that other guards in the roster like Gerald Green and Luol Deng are nursing injuries themselves, leaving Beno Udrih and Tyler Johnson to man the backcourt.
So far, the ploy hasn't worked and it is apparent that the Heat need to beef up their backcourt soon.
Two names the Heat could consider are Tony Wroten and Dorell Wright.
Wroten was released by the Philadelphia 76ers back in December and should be viable candidate. Wroten is currently unsigned but obviously not an impact player the Heat may be looking for. But seeing that they are in dire need of guards right now, gambling on the scoring guard could suffice for the meantime.
Another name that the Heat are reportedly considering is Dorell Wright. Wright is currently in China but a chance to snag the team's first round pick in 2004 wouldn't hurt. Wright last played in the NBA in 2014-15 with the Portland Trail Blazers.
But the problem with Wright is that the Heat will have to wait until about two weeks more before they can sign him up.
As of this writing, there is still no word on whether the Heat would push for a deal to get the two guards. The same goes for other possible names the ballclub could consider.
But whoever they do intend to sign up may have to be done fast. At the moment, the Heat are 26-21 in a tightly-contested Eastern Conference. A couple of wins could catapult them to third place which should hone up their NBA playoff aspirations.
Losing some games will on the other hand prove to be disastrous. Wins by the Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornet could easily dislodge them at the sixth spot and put a damper on their streaky start this season.
