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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Udonis Haslem got his wish. He's staying home. With work on Shaquille O'Neal's multiyear deal to stay in Miami progressing nicely, the Heat have completed another of their top offseason tasks. Haslem, the team's starting power forward, said Wednesday he's agreed to a five-year contract that could be worth more than $33 million.
The Miami native wanted to stay in his hometown so badly that he apparently turned down more lucrative offers from other clubs; without discussing specifics, his agent, Jason Levien, said Haslem left at least $10 million on the bargaining table.
"This has been a long process, but I'm happy it's over and in the end, I got what I wanted," Haslem, who started all 80 regular-season games in which he appeared for Miami this past season, said Wednesday at a Miami Beach steakhouse. "I got to stay home. I'm happy about that."
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