Miami Heat Rumors: 3 reasons Jerami Grant shouldn’t be in play for them

The Miami Heat reportedly have an interest in Jerami Grant. For a few reasons, it’s a no for me.

It shouldn’t be Jerami Grant. Did I bury the lead?

Well, first off, here is the report that indicates that they will have an interest. It comes via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.

"Add Jerami Grant to the list of players expected to interest the Heat this offseason. Grant is expected to opt out of his $9.3 million player option with Denver, but it would be a coup if Miami could land him with its $9.3 million mid-level exception. Grant, a 6-8 swing forward, averaged 12.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 26 minutes and shot 38.9 percent on threes in 71 regular season games, including 24 starts. He averaged 11.6 points during Denver’s postseason run, starting 16 games and coming off the bench in three others."

This leads us right into our first reason.

Money is too big for him

If you pay attention to the quoted report, it notes that he opted out of an option that would have paid him $9.3 million this season. This inevitably means that he’s looking for a pay raise.

With the current structure of contracts in mind and what he did in the playoffs, it’s safe to say that he is looking somewhere between $15-18 million per year. It has to be that much for him to opt-out of a chance to continue to raise his cache higher on a good Denver team that maximizes him at his role.

Listen, personally, the $9.3 million was a bit much for me when it comes to Grant, so anything higher would definitely be a stretch. Is he worth the money?

To someone, sure he is. Would he be worth that kind of salary to the Miami Heat?

That answer is a hard no. The next reason tells you why.