Not long ago, a report surfaced indicating that the Miami Heat weighed trading guard Terry Rozier for defensive demon Marcus Smart before Smart cleared waivers with the Washington Wizards and agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Heat allegedly couldn’t come to a consensus agreement that Smart was a clear upgrade over Rozier, though, and according to Greg Sylvander of Five Reasons Sports, they would also have had to give up draft capital in such a move.

Even though acquiring Smart is now off the table for the Heat, they are reportedly still “open” to trading Rozier before the beginning of the coming season, per Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald.

“The Heat remains open to trading guard Terry Rozier ahead of the start of this upcoming season, according to multiple league sources,” Chiang wrote.

Rozier has played just one full season with the Heat, yet he’s perhaps already run out his welcome with the squad. Miami acquired Rozier in the middle of the 2023-24 campaign after he carved out some great scoring seasons with the Charlotte Hornets. Rozier averaged 19.7 points per game across his four full seasons in Charlotte, but he was a shell of his former self with the Heat last season.

Across 64 games played with the Heat a season ago, he averaged just 10.6 points per game while shooting 39.1 percent from the field and 29.5 percent from 3-point range. He even oscillated in and out of Miami’s rotation as the end of the season drew nearer.

While Rozier’s trade value is ostensibly far from at an all-time high right now, it would make sense for the Heat to trade him sooner rather than later to avoid the risk of losing him for nothing once he hits free agency. Rozier is set to hit unrestricted free agency following the coming 2025-26 season.

Expect trade rumors surrounding Rozier to continue to proliferate this offseason, and there appears to be a real possibility that he has already played his last game in a Heat uniform. It’s unfortunate that the team’s decision to trade for Rozier hasn’t panned out how plenty of Heat fans hoped it would so far, but getting something of value in return for him would help make up for the team’s error.