Beasley is a forward from Kansas State, which reached the NCAA tournament thanks in large part to his 26.2 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. Rose is a point guard from Memphis, which fell to Kansas in the national title game and went 38-2 with h

Beasley, the star forward from Kansas State, is headed to the Chicago Bulls, who hold the top selection. Such a move would mean Rose, the stellar point guard and Dorsey's teammate at Memphis this past season, will join Dwyane Wade in the Miami Heat backcourt next year.

``Chicago's got a lot of pressure on them because Derrick's from Chicago,'' Dorsey said during the first full day of predraft workouts at the Disney complex near Orlando. ``But they're going to take Beasley. I've got the insid

``We'll have an opportunity to get close to those guys. We'll really take a long look at what makes the most sense for our basketball team,'' Paxson said. ``Having the pick puts you in a unique position to make your team better.''

The Miami Heat, who had a 25 percent chance of landing the top pick thanks to their NBA-worst 15-67 record, fell to second. The Minnesota Timberwolves will go third.

The Seattle SuperSonics, who moved up to No. 2 last year to pick Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant

They are all expected Tuesday night at the draft lottery, the NBA's shortcut to go from loser to winner.

Just like last year, two stud freshmen are the top prizes. The Miami Heat have the best chance to win the right to choose between Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose, but history says they won't. Only twice, in 2003 and '04, has the team with the best odds won under the current lottery format, which began in 1994.

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She had made him cry often before. This time, it was different.

``This is tears of joy,'' he said, beaming. ``Tears of joy for my mother.''

Before she was known as the mother of the Miami Heat superstar and 2006 NBA finals MVP, Jolinda Wade was known as an inmate, a fugitive, a drug user and drug seller. Her life turned around seven years ago when, after years of urging by her children, she got help and got clean. Along the way, she devot

``My season I spent in Phoenix with Coach D as the coach, that was the best season of my career,'' Richardson told The Associated Press during a break from his offseason training in Chicago, where he's working out with Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat.

``Career-high in wins, I was with a great group of guys, we played a fun style and he made it that way. He had that environment conducive to the way we played, and that was a big part of our chemistry. And we hope it happens again, sooner than la

Finally, he was down to his last shot, a 20-footer from the right side. When it swished, he whooped and shimmied.

``I feel like it's my rookie year all over again,'' Wade said.

In some respects, the All-Star guard who carried the Miami Heat to the 2006 NBA title might be right in that assessment.

Wade is essentially starting over this summer, eager to put two injury-filled seasons behind him. He believes the solution is spending three hours a day, five days a week, putting his body t