Do you think the Heat will make it happen?
Like I said earlier, I’d love to have Kyle Lowry, the player. That contract is just something else. He’s owed $34 million this season and has a one-year extension that kicks in next season for $30 million.
I wouldn’t be too upset having him through next season since its looking like the only two notable free agents next summer will be Anthony Davis (probably re-signing with LAL) and DeMarcus Cousins (if healthy he can come off our bench). The issue comes when you attempt to trade for Lowry.
Since the Miami Heat are a luxury tax-paying team, they aren’t allowed to take more money in than they’re sending out in a deal. The only way I’d trade for Lowry THIS season is if we get to offload the contracts of Dion Waiters and James Johnson. This particular deal is not allowed as Miami would be taking in about $586,000 more than their allowed, due to the luxury tax.
However, this deal can be executed if the Heat were willing to trade away second-round pick KZ Okpala. Heat fans haven’t seen much from him so far this season, but I’m going to go ahead and say Pat Riley didn’t make a draft-day trade with the Nuggets just to trade Okpala for an aging All-Star making over $30 million annually.
The team is so close to leaving mediocrity in the rearview mirror. Just stay the course.
Kenneth Wilson(@ksaidwhat)
Do you want the Heat to trade for Kyle Lowry?
The simple answer for me is NO!
Why or why not?
At this point, it makes no sense. With the emergence of Kendrick Nunn, Tyler Herro’s arrival, Jimmy Butler’s ability to initiate offense, and Goran Dragic breathing fire off of the bench, what would be the point?
When you thought you needed more firepower beside Jimmy Butler, that was one thing. Now that we know that the arsenal that they have is capable of getting the job done(near the top of the league in most major offensive statistics to start the season), why mess with what appears to be a good thing?
Do you think the Heat will make it happen?
Not a chance. The Miami Heat know what they have, but they also know what they don’t have.
They know what they have in a sense that they are aware of the talent and the capabilities of the players on the roster currently. They know what they don’t have in the sense of cap space, which Lowry would eat up a ton of.
While some may still want to see him join the team in South Beach, the consensus around here seems to be a “no”. This team is good with what they have, and to mess with it might do more harm than good. We’ll see how things play out, but they would definitely be best served to go with what they have unless a surefire championship winning move makes itself available.