The Miami Heat have exercised the 2026-27 rookie scale team options for forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. and center Kel'el Ware. This is the fourth-year option for Jaquez and the third-year option Ware. Jaquez was in and out of Miami's rotation in an injury-impacted season as a second-year player. The 6-foot-6 forward averaged 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 20.7 minutes … [Read more...] about Heat Pick Up 26-27 Team Options For Jaime Jaquez Jr, Kel’el Ware
Tyler Herro To Undergo Surgery On Left Foot, Miss Start Of Season
Tyler Herro will undergo surgery on his left foot Friday and will be sidelined to start the 2025-26 season, according to the team. Herro suffered an ankle injury during an offseason workout that led to the decision to undergo surgery. Herro dealt with an impingement in his left foot last season. Herro averaged 23.9 points, 5.5 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game in 2024-25 as he … [Read more...] about Tyler Herro To Undergo Surgery On Left Foot, Miss Start Of Season
Precious Achiuwa, Heat Have Mutual Interest
The Miami Heat and Precious Achiuwa have held discussions as the team addresses its lack of frontcourt depth. The Heat drafted Achiuwa in the first round of the 2020 draft before trading him to the Toronto Raptors in 2021 as part of the Kyle Lowry deal. Achiuwa was traded by the Raptors to the New York Knicks 2024 as part of the OG Anunoby deal. Achiuwa was on a one-year, $6 … [Read more...] about Precious Achiuwa, Heat Have Mutual Interest
Heat Considered Moving Simone Fontecchio Before Haywood Highsmith Trade
The Miami Heat were reportedly looking to trade Simone Fontecchio last month to get under the luxury tax, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The Heat instead dealt Haywood Highsmith to the Nets. The Heat acquired Fontecchio over the offseason in a deal for Duncan Robinson. Fontecchio recently scored 39 points against Bosnia and Herzogovina, shooting 13-20 from the … [Read more...] about Heat Considered Moving Simone Fontecchio Before Haywood Highsmith Trade
Heat Unlikely To Use Waive-And-Stretch Before Deadline
The Miami Heat are leaning against using the waive-and-stretch provision before Friday's deadline. If the Heat were to waive-and-stretch Terry Rosier, for example, they would stretch his $26.7 million expiring contract to an $8.9 million cap hit in each of the next three seasons. The Heat actually could just waive Rozier and create an additional $1.7 million of room below the … [Read more...] about Heat Unlikely To Use Waive-And-Stretch Before Deadline