The Miami Heat are in an unenviable place. Having been the most expensive team to miss the playoffs in NBA history just a couple of months ago, they’ll enter the 2019 offseason a bit more than half a million dollars over the luxury tax with a guaranteed $132.6 million on the books for next season, and about $5.4 million shy of the $138 million luxury tax apron.
They’ll have to pick a direction, whether it be to get cheaper or to get better on the court. If we consider that many of the contracts on this team are expensive, should be considered negative value and difficult to move, cutting costs will be a major challenge in its own right.