Wouldn’t Break The Bank
A lot of rumors that people have thrown out involve the Heat going for big-name players this offseason.
Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard and Kyle Lowry, to name a few. But, acquiring any of those players would require the Heat to surrender a lot of their depth this season.
Right off the bat, Goran Dragic and Andre Iguodala would have to have their options declined. All of the team’s unrestricted free agents would have to have their rights renounced and retaining the restricted free agents will prove to be difficult.
If the Heat wants to retain some of their depth from this past season and not surrender players such as Tyler Herro or Precious Achiuwa in a sign-and-trade, targeting a lower-cost player like Derrick Rose makes sense.
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Even if Rose receives a raise into the $12-13 million dollar range, that is much easier for the Heat to fit into their salary cap than a max deal the other players would be coming over with.
