Why The Miami Heat Do The Deal

The Indiana Pacers may or may not be rebuilding. No such ambiguities exist with the Miami Heat: they’re all-in for an NBA championship.

That will remain the case at least until Jimmy Butler begins his age-related decline. He’s not showing any signs yet. As long as they’re in win-now mode, flipping first-round picks for impactful veterans is good business.

That’s exactly what they’d be doing here. Malcolm Brogdon doesn’t necessarily push Kyle Lowry out of town. There’s still hope that Lowry’s postseason struggles are more due to injury than age. Still, a little competition can be healthy for a team. To the victor go the starting position.

At 29, that’s likely to be Brogdon. On the other hand, he’s closer to being a combo guard than Lowry. The Heat could see a place for him piloting their second unit while logging time at both guard positions. That would allow them to finally put Tyler Herro in the starting lineup.

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Either way, Brogdon would offer their rotation a major upgrade.

In the Miami Heat’s position, they can’t afford to think about anything else.