Caleb Martin makes it clear he wants to stay with the Heat

The Miami Heat have to be encouraged by what they’re hearing from one of their key building blocks, impending free agent forward Caleb Martin.

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that Martin’s highest priority is to stay with Miami instead of pushing for the biggest deal he can get in free agency. He signed with the Heat after Charlotte waived him in September and became an important and versatile contributor off the bench.

“Going into free agency, this is my first experience with that,” he said. “But I want to be here. I love being here. I want to be here.”

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