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Miami Heat Eyeing Trade for All-Star-Level Player in Offseason

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Miami Heat Eyeing Trade for All-Star-Level Player in Offseason

The Miami Heat, having finished a playoff spot, have started to prepare for this summer, according to Adrian Wojnarowski’s report at ESPN, the Miami Heat could move for an All-Star player who is not under a long-term contract.

Appeal of Miami

Wojnarowski mentioned that Miami has drawn players from many different teams in the league in general, which could significantly impact potential trades by the Heat.

Advantageous Position

On the other hand, Miami might hold an extra strong advantage over their opponents, because players might express their will to be a part of the Miami organization and even combine their contract situations for trade possibilities.

Targeting a Younger All-Star

Wojnarowski suggested that the Miami Heat could give a try to a younger All-Star player who possibly matches the pace of their younger All-Star player Bam Adebayo and in the end will be a long-term complement to their primary guard Jimmy Butler.

Historical Success

Since Jimmy Butler arrived in 2019, the Heat club has been successful, being the finalists of the 2019 and 2020 seasons, and playing in the playoffs over the last five seasons.

Championship Ambitions

Although the Heat team has already crowned the topmost position in the current season, they still have their eyes stuck on their first title since the days of LeBron James, believing that another all-star that could fill in the best of the position left to be desired.

Past Pursuits

Last year, the Heat targeted C.J. McCollum; however, there are rumors they are doing some work to try and break Damian Lillard away from Portland, and they are more optimistic about this trade market than they were last season.

Potential Targets

Miami should get more creative towards the direction they would take. Options include trading for a promising young player from one of the weakest teams or targeting a torchbearer in the East venue. As for free agency, it remains a possibility, though considering cap space limitations could turn out to be a tremendous task. Someone like Tyrese Maxey or Paul George may jump to their list from free agency.

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