"According to a person with knowledge of the situation, Mike Bibby is upset about leaving a playoff team in Atlanta to join a lottery team in Washington and is interested in receiving a buyout.

But while the topic has been discussed internally, a league source said Bibby would have to make a huge sacrifice of what's left of the $5.8 million he is owed this season, and the $6.4 million he will receive next season. Since that appears unlikely, Bibby is expected to be in uniform in Miami on Friday.

Bibby will wear the No. 00, after he switched from his original choice of No. 0, which happened to belong to another guy who made three all-star teams and won a playoff series in that uniform. Bibby has worn No. 10 his entire career, but it is retired for Earl Monroe."