If there’s one thing that has become abundantly clear of late, it’s the fact that the Miami Heat are almost certainly stuck with Terry Rozier. The Heat can continue to navigate the trade market for a potential landing spot for Rozier before the start of the season, but it would be extremely surprising if they found a suitor.

I think there’s some sort of belief that the reason why the Heat is struggling to trade Rozier is because of the gambling investigation that surrounds him. And while that can’t help the Heat’s pursuit of offloading Rozier, it’s not the ultimate reason why he’s emerged as one of the most untradable players in the NBA.

Let’s be honest for a second. The reason why Rozier has been labeled as untradeable is the fact that he was absolutely awful last season for the Heat. And for as much as Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra tried to salvage the Rozier experiment, he was so unplayable down the stretch that he completely fell out of the rotation by the time the postseason rolled around.

That, more than anything, is the biggest reason why the Heat haven’t found much luck in trading Rozier.

The Heat must bite the Rozier bullet

At this point, the Heat have to be insane if they believe anything is going to change on the Rozier front between now and the NBA Trade Deadline. Miami is stuck with Rozier and may have to bite the bullet on allowing him to play out the final year of his contract with the team.

In theory, Miami could approach Rozier to try and work out a buyout agreement, but there’s little incentive for Rozier to go down that path without the guarantee that another team would be interested in signing him.

I suppose if Rozier does improve his overall stock with strong on-court production to start the year, and then he’s clear of the gambling investigation, that door could open and possibly make some sense in a few months.

For now, though, with no trade in sight, it does seem as if this is one of those situations that the Heat must take in stride.

There are times when teams must take the medicine for their mistakes. The Heat made a bold play two years ago and believed that Rozier would be an answer to some of their backcourt issues. They were dead wrong and are now stuck.