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Miami Heat Rumors: Luol Deng Expected to Opt Out of Contract with Heat

In a move that shouldn’t come as a surprise to Miami Heat management and fans, forward Luol Deng is expected to opt out of his two-year deal with the team and will test the free agent market, which gets underway on Wednesday according to WPLG in Miami.

Hearing that the Heat now expect Luol Deng to opt for free agency and join Dwyane Wade on the open market come Wednesday

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) June 29, 2015

The 30-year-old Deng signed with the Heat as a free agent last July 15 after leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers, who he had joined six months earlier following a deal with the Chicago Bulls.