Teams to watch as Miami Heat trade season heats up: Toronto Raptors
The Miami Heat are in need of another guard. They need someone who can help them attack off of the bounce, while also adding another guy to help with the ball handling duties wouldn’t’ hurt.
That’s where the Toronto Raptors could come into play. To be more specific, this is where Kyle Lowry makes an appearance.
Here is what Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer had to say about it all.
"Lowry’s age and the length of his contract may limit his most likely suitors to championship contenders. And while they’ve been mired in their own slow start, the Heat still hold title aspirations and have long shown interest in Lowry. “He’s a very Miami-type player,” another Eastern team official said. “Gritty, tough.” Goran Dragic became trade-eligible Feb 6. With the second year of his deal a 2021-22 team option, he’s essentially on his own expiring contract, but because of his one-year Bird rights, Miami will need his consent to move him. Sending him to a Toronto team with playoff hopes might pique his interest. There are more cap gymnastics in play, and Miami has limited options in draft capital until 2025. It seems the Heat might have to part with one of Tyler Herro or Duncan Robinson to make any Lowry deal worth Toronto’s while. The Heat have never appeared keen to move either, league sources said, yet it’s uncertain how Miami’s slow start will color the team’s efforts to capitalize on this championship window with Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo in place. “You know with Pat Riley, nothing’s off the table,” one rival executive said."
I am not saying that it will happen, but I am saying that with Lowry’s contract and impending free agency, Riley won’t move Heaven and Earth to grab him.Pat Riley is too smart to pigeon hold himself.
We shall see what the future holds. This, though, is a reason to keep an eye on Toronto, the team that currently resides in Tampa.