The Heat so far has drawn the line in its attempt to shed salary, showing no interest in sweetening deals to entice teams to take its sizable contracts.
The question is whether that will change, especially if Dwyane Wade returns to Miami and pushes the Heat even further above the luxury tax threshold.
Two high-ranking executives with other teams said this week that Hassan Whiteside, Tyler Johnson and Dion Waiters have all been made available by Miami in trade discussions.
But they said that in their team’s conversations with Miami, the Heat has not offered a first-round pick, Justise Winslow, Josh Richardson or any of its other appealing assets as a carrot for a team to take on any of those contracts.