The 29-year-old lost nearly two full seasons to foot injuries after establishing himself as a 20-point-per-game scorer in Indiana. So with that, let’s take a look at some of the more gettable free agents available this summer. A sign-and-trade for any of them is highly improbable, since the Heat would have to somehow stay under the $172 million hard cap in order to facilitate such a move.Ī more plausible scenario is one where Miami makes a money-slashing move (trading a large salary such as Victor Oladipo, Duncan Robinson or Kyle Lowry into another team’s cap space) to stay under the second tax apron and unlock the $6.7 million taxpayer midlevel exception. Bigger-name players like Kyrie Irving, Fred VanVleet and Draymond Green are off the table.
But with a payroll already exceeding $173 million (just $6.8 million away from the second tax apron) bringing back any of those three won’t be an easy decision for Miami’s front office.īeyond their own free agents and trades, the Heat will be limited to veteran minimums to make additions to the roster. There’s motivation on both sides to get a deal done. They also have early-Bird rights on Love, and can pay him up to $3.8 million next season. The Heat do not have any cap space but can bring back Vincent or Strus using their Bird rights. Midseason additions Kevin Love and Cody Zeller will re-enter free agency, Omer Yurtseven can be a restricted free agent if the Heat extend a qualifying offer (not a guarantee) and two-way contract players Jamal Cain and Orlando Robinson are also free to sign elsewhere.
Gabe Vincent and Max Strus are unrestricted free agents and expected to earn annual salaries in the $10 million range after starting through an NBA Finals run. Teams can begin negotiating with free agents on June 30, and the Heat have plenty left on their to-do list.įirst, Miami has to make a decision on seven of it’s own free agents. With the NBA draft over, the Miami Heat will turn their attention to free agency.
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