In the largest trade in NBA history, Antoine Walker was dealt from Boston to Miami on Tuesday night in a transaction involving five teams and 13 players.
The Heat also acquired point guard Jason Williams and small forward James Posey from Memphis, while the Grizzlies received guard Eddie Jones from the Heat. The New Orleans Hornets and Utah Jazz also were involved in the deal.
The trade was larger than a 12-player, four-team deal in 2000 involving Patrick Ewing that had been the biggest in league history.
Miami also received Andre Emmett from Memphis and the draft rights to Roberto Duenas of Spain from the Hornets; Utah received Kansas University product Greg Ostertag from Memphis; Boston picked up Curtis Borchardt from Utah and a package - Qyntel Woods, the draft rights to Spanish center Albert Miralles, two second-round draft picks and cash - from Miami; New Orleans acquired Rasual Butler from Miami and Kirk Snyder from Utah; and the Grizzlies received guard Raul Lopez from the Jazz.
Memphis acquired Borchardt earlier Tuesday in a deal in which Sacramento got Bonzi Wells from the Grizzlies in exchange for guard Bobby Jackson and Ostertag.
The trade capped a flurry of activity by the Heat - who moved quickly once the league's moratorium on player signings expired at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The Heat re-signed Shaquille O'Neal to a five-year, $100 million contract.
Other NBA news was of trades that didn't happen.
A sign-and-trade deal that would have sent Joe Johnson from Phoenix to Atlanta was held up by a "procedural issue," and a $20 million, six-year deal that was awaiting Willie Green in Philadelphia was put on hold after the guard injured his knee in a pickup game.
Among the deals that went through was a sign-and-trade transaction sending Shareef Abdur-Rahim from Portland to New Jersey for a lottery-protected first-round draft choice and a trade exception.
The Nets, who reached the NBA Finals two of the past four seasons, also will re-sign forward Clifford Robinson and add free-agent guard Jeff McInnis to a core that includes Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson.
Among Tuesday's other deals:
¢ As expected, Cleveland signed free agents Larry Hughes and Donyell Marshall and re-signed center Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
¢ San Antonio re-signed forward Robert Horry and signed free-agent forward Fabricio Oberto of Argentina.
¢ Houston signed free-agent forward Stromile Swift.
¢ New Orleans re-signed forward Bostjan Nachbar and signed guard Arvydas Macijauskas.
¢ New York signed free agent center Jerome James.
¢ Philadelphia re-signed center Samuel Dalembert and forward Kyle Korver.
¢ Washington signed free-agent guard Antonio Daniels.
¢ Charlotte dealt point guard Jason Hart to Sacramento for a future second-round pick and acquired center Jake Voskuhl from Phoenix for a second-round pick.
¢ Boston signed free-agent forward Brian Scalabrine.
¢ Miami re-signed forward Udonis Haslem.
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