Everyday new rumors popup regarding potential trades the Miami Heat will make before the impending NBA trade deadline on February 18. Will they trade Hassan Whiteside? Luol Deng? Josh McRoberts?
Here is everything you need to know about Pat Riley’s mindset regarding trades.
1. Riley is dead set on making a play for Kevin Durant in the off season. A max salary for Kevin Durant is $25M. So, the Heat must retain at least that much in available cap space going into the summer. Given current contracts, the Heat will have at most $37M in cap space this summer.