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The\u00a0Miami Heat<\/a>\u00a0have been relatively quiet so far this offseason. President Pat Riley has yet to make a big splash in the free agent market, but he and the Heat did acquire guard Norman Powell from the\u00a0Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>\u00a0last month. Much of Miami\u2019s reluctance to sign a big-time free agent has been due to its battle with the\u00a0NBA<\/a> luxury tax..<\/p>\n

On Friday, though, the Heat solved this issue. Miami traded forward Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second-round pick to the\u00a0Brooklyn Nets<\/a>\u00a0for a protected 2026 second-round selection, according to\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Before trading Highsmith, the Heat were about $1.6 million over the luxury tax. They are now roughly $4 million under the threshold after shedding Highsmith\u2019s $5.6 million salary. This trade also put the Heat $9.5 million below the first apron hard cap and creates a $5.6 million trade exception, per\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Bobby Marks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the Heat didn\u2019t get a player in return for Highsmith, they are down to 13 rostered players on standard contracts, 11 of which are guaranteed. This gives Miami some wiggle room on its roster, as the Heat are two below the NBA regular-season maximum of 15 players on standard contracts.<\/p>\n

Highsmith, who stands at 6-foot-5, spent the past four seasons under Erik Spoelstra with the Heat. He had his best year in the NBA during the 2024-25 season, during which he played 74 games, averaging 6.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and over one assist per game.<\/p>\n

Riley, Spoelstra and the Heat will look to fill the hole left by Highsmith with a required 14th rostered player by the start of next season, as they look to bounce back from a lackluster 37-45 record last year.<\/p>\n

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