It will come as no surprise to anybody, but the Miami Heat have stretched and waived Ryan Anderson‘s expiring contract in order to consummate the sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers that brought Jimmy Butler to South Beach.
According to Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel:
Heat will waive and stretch Ryan Anderson to complete the Jimmy Butler trade, meaning $5.2 million cap hits in the 2020 and '21 offseasons.
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) July 6, 2019
Anderson was due just over $21 million next season in the final year of his contract, but only $15.