The Miami Heat have been at the center of quite a few rumors since mid offseason. One of those rumors revolved around Toronto Raptor’s guard Kyle Lowry.
After landing Jimmy Butler this past summer, Miami Heat fans and faithful were all aboard the retool train, and they wanted it fast. A few names came up during this period, but there were a few more prevalent than others.
Among the two most prevalent names were Bradley Beal and Kyle Lowry. While Kendrick Nunn‘s presence and emergence has sort of made pursuing Bradley Beal a moot point, is there still a need for Kyle Lowry?
Well, we asked some of the staff at All U Can Heat for their opinions. The questions that their answers were framed upon were: Do you want the Heat to trade for Kyle Lowry?, Why or why not?, Do you think the Heat will make it happen?, and If so, how do you see the Heat making it happen?
Here are there responses.
Imran Ebrahim(@iebrahim81)
Do you want the Heat to trade for Kyle Lowry?
No. Not at all.
Why or why not?
With the number of ball-handlers that the team has, I don’t see the point of trading for a player that is one of the highest regarded players in his franchise’s history. Toronto won’t give up Lowry for anything cheap (and trust me, living in Toronto helps you understand that they’d want a ransom).
This means that Masai Ujiri will at least ask for Justise Winslow, considering the lack of draft capital that the Miami Heat have. Would you do that for a point guard who has two years on his contract ($33M this year and $31M in 2020), especially one that will end that contract at the age of 36?