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The\u00a0Miami Heat<\/a>\u00a0have been at the epicenter of the\u00a0NBA<\/a>\u00a0trade rumor mill for the past few weeks in the midst of\u00a0Kevin Durant<\/a>‘s ongoing trade saga.<\/p>\n

Durant and the\u00a0Phoenix Suns<\/a>\u00a0have been working to find a mutually beneficial trade partner, and the Heat have been labeled as a top contender to land the 15-time All-Star, according to\u00a0ESPN’s Shams Charania<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aside from the possibility of welcoming one of the game’s greatest talents aboard, the Heat also have free agency to worry about.<\/p>\n

In fact, their veteran shooting guard and soon-to-be unrestricted free agent Alec Burks has made it evident that he wishes for the Miami Heat to have him return, per\u00a0Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang<\/a>. Unfortunately for Burks, the Durant trade sweepstakes are currently reaching a fever pitch.<\/p>\n

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“As the Miami Heat waits on a resolution to the Kevin Durant sweepstakes, veteran guard Alec Burks will soon be working toward finding a resolution to his uncertain NBA future,” Chiang wrote Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“The only thing I\u2019m looking at is coming back here,” Burks himself told Chiang during a recent Jr. Heat Basketball Camp event.<\/p>\n

“I just like being here. I like the city. The city shows me a lot of love and my family, I like the organization, everybody I work with.”<\/p>\n

While it’s not unreasonable for the 33-year-old to request a new contract from the organization he’s come to love playing for, the Heat may not get back to him right away due to more pressing matters.<\/p>\n

Durant’s potential acquisition is likely the only thing on Heat team president\u00a0Pat Riley<\/a>‘s mind at the moment, so Burks will have to wait until Durant finds a new home to begin negotiations with the team on a new deal.<\/p>\n

Burks’ impending free agency being placed on the backburner is not necessarily a reflection of him as a player. His 2024-25 campaign with the Heat was actually quite noteworthy.<\/p>\n

In 49 appearances with the Heat this past season, the 14-year veteran connected on a blistering 42.5% of his 4.2 attempts from three-point range, proving to be one of the best shooters from a percentage standpoint in the entire Association.<\/p>\n

If Durant were to join the Heat alongside\u00a0Tyler Herro<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Bam Adebayo<\/a>\u00a0and play under legendary head coach Erik Spoelstra, Burks’ eventual re-signing on a team-friendly deal should become one of Riley’s top priorities.<\/p>\n

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