"It's hard to believe that Udonis Haslem was once an undrafted rookie trying desperately to simply make the Heat's roster. On Tuesday, Haslem moved ahead of Rony Seikaly for second place on the Heat's all-time rebounding list.
Haslem entered Tuesday's 120-108 victory against the Kings trailing Seikaly, the Heat's first draft pick in franchise history, by three rebounds. Haslem moved ahead of Seikaly in the second half and received a standing ovation with 6:34 left in the game when his put-back dunk off a missed three-pointer by Mike Miller gave the Heat a 108-96 advantage.
"It's a huge, huge accomplishment," Haslem said. "For me coming in, I never thought that I'd be in this situation and achieving so many things that I've had the opportunity to achieve. It's just a blessing, and I'm happy about it and, hopefully, I can continue to move on up the ladder.""