The Miami Heat are entering a second consecutive offseason facing questions about their offensive hierarchy. Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Norman Powell combined to give the Heat impressive balance in the scoring department, but Miami lacks a true go-to volume scorer.
After the Oklahoma City Thunder completed their sweep of the Phoenix Suns, however, the Heat were given an intriguing option to consider: Trading for Devin Booker.
It's unclear whether or not Booker is interested in being traded at this point in time. There are factors to consider, however, as potential reasons that the Suns' franchise player might look for a fresh start during the 2026 offseason.
To put it simply: Booker is an 11-year veteran who will turn 30 in October and has now been swept out of the playoffs in two of the past three seasons. He missed the postseason outright during the third.
Phoenix has admittedly begun to build something intriguing under head coach Jordan Ott. They've created a culture of gritty determination that translated to a 45-win season and an unexpected appearance in the 2026 NBA Playoffs.
If the soon-to-be 30-year-old Booker is focused on winning sooner than later, however, then the Heat could be an ideal destination for him.
Devin Booker could be a Heat trade option after another early exit
With Powell headed toward unrestricted free agency, the Heat's top perimeter scorer is Herro. He's averaged upward of 20.1 points per game in each of the past five seasons, including 20.5 in 2025-26, but hasn't made the leap some hoped he would to true star status.
Booker, meanwhile, has averaged at least 25.6 points per game in each of the past eight seasons and checked in at 24.9 the year prior to that stretch.
In addition to producing star-caliber scoring numbers in the regular season, Booker is a proven postseason performer individually. He boasts a career postseason average of 27.5 points per contest across 51 games played and has a trip to the NBA Finals on his résumé.
By bringing Booker to Miami, the Heat would effectively ensure that they have a volume scorer they can build the offense around due to his additional proficiency as a playmaker.
The hurdle in trading for Booker is simple: He's owed $57,078,728 for the 2026-27 season. Matching that colossal salary in a potential trade could prove difficult to the point of all but requiring Herro's $33 million 2026-27 salary to be included in the deal.
If the Heat are serious about competing with Adebayo and the current supporting cast, however, then a trade for Booker is at least worth considering.
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