Two fair deals the Miami Heat can execute for Russell Westbrook

Before I could comprehend what he was saying, I already knew. Kawhi watch was over. I spent the next two hours on Twitter with other NBA fans, who were obviously gassed about the news as well.

With Steven Adams already rumored to be on the trading block as early as a month ago, the trading of Paul George saw another core piece on the move. That would leave 2017 regular season MVP and Mr. Triple Double, Russell Westbrook, all alone in Oklahoma City with four years/$170 million dollars left on his contract at thirty years old.

On the afternoon of July 6th Woj reported that Westbrook’s agent, Thad Foucher, had been in contact with Oklahoma City GM, Sam Presti “on next steps for the All-Star guard.” These steps could lead to anything according to reports, “including the possibility of a trade this summer.”

Since the Heat had already been linked to rumors surrounding trade talks for Wizards star Bradley Beal and even though Washington has been consistently stating he’s not available for trade, its safe to say that if Pat Riley were contacted by the Thunder about taking on Westbrook, they’d have to at least consider getting a deal done. At this point, it’s been floating around Miami Heat twitter that Riley may even be willing to take on an injured John Wall’s supermax contract just to get Bradley Beal on the roster.

If this is true and the Heat were already considering taking on a boatload of money from a supermax contract, why not trade for the player that’s healthy and able to be alongside Jimmy Butler right now? I have two deals that I believe are fair for both teams, where they can execute the trade without bringing any pesky third teams with their own agendas.

Ahem! I’m talking to you, Dallas.