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5 potential draft-day trades the Heat can make

By Wes Goldberg

Feb 10, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11) goes up to block a shot by Miami Heat guard Tyler Johnson (8) during the second half at Barclays Center. Maimi won 108-99. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 10, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11) goes up to block a shot by Miami Heat guard Tyler Johnson (8) during the second half at Barclays Center. Maimi won 108-99. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 12, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum (11) dribbles the ball during the first half against the San Antonio Spurs at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Jazz won 101-97. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 12, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum (11) dribbles the ball during the first half against the San Antonio Spurs at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Jazz won 101-97. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /

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Miami gets: No. 24, No. 30, No. 42, Boris Diaw, Dante Exum
Utah gets: Goran Dragic

The Jazz could very likely be in the market for a point guard this summer. George Hill is an impending free agent (he’ll opt out of his deal that pays $8 million next season) and should get offers upwards of $20 million a year. Seeing as the Jazz have the whole Gordon Hayward situation to worry about, it’s unclear how things will play out on the Hill front.

To help convince Hayward to stay, the Jazz could go all in on a veteran point guard who could help in a potential playoff push. Utah has two first round picks, and a pick in the top half of the second round. Bunching them together and throwing in young Dante Exum could be enough to pry Dragic away from the Heat, if Riley is willing to rebuild. Diaw is thrown in for salary-matching purposes, and his non-guaranteed deal means he could be waived at no cost. Or the Heat could keep him for added versatility up front.

Exum has been slow to live up to his high draft status after being picked fifth overall in 2014, but an injury sidelined him for his entire second year. This last season was much like a rookie season. Exum impressed in the final game of Utah’s season. In a Game 4 loss to the Warriors in the second round of the playoffs, Exum had 15 points and two assists. Athletic, explosive and long, the soon-to-be-22-year-old point guard still has a lot of potential to tap.

With Exum, three first-round picks (14, 24, 30) and a second-round pick (42), the Heat would have plenty of ammo to build on its young core.

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