The Heat and big man Kevin Love have agreed to a new deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Love will sign a two-year contract worth over $8MM, sources tell Charania. The agreement doesn’t include an option year, tweets Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. A minimum-salary contract for Love would be worth in the neighborhood of $7MM, so it … [Read more...] about Heat To Re-Sign Kevin Love To Two-Year Deal
Caleb Martin May Be Leaving Heat
The Heat are unlikely to be able to re-sign free agent forward Caleb Martin, a source tells Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Martin, who declined his $7.13MM player option on Saturday, may get offers for the full $12.9MM non-taxpayer mid-level exception, Chiang adds. Re-signing him would mean second-apron status for Miami, which may now prioritize keeping Haywood Highsmith. … [Read more...] about Caleb Martin May Be Leaving Heat
Heat’s Caleb Martin, Thomas Bryant Opting For Free Agency
Heat forward Caleb Martin is turning down his $7.13MM player option for 2024/25 in order to become an unrestricted free agent, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Miami big man Thomas Bryant is also declining a player option and opting for unrestricted free agency, according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (Twitter link). Bryant’s option would have paid … [Read more...] about Heat’s Caleb Martin, Thomas Bryant Opting For Free Agency
Heat’s Kevin Love Declining Player Option
Heat forward Kevin Love is turning down his player option for next season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). Love will become an unrestricted free agent as a result of declining that $4MM option. Even though Love is declining his option, the two sides are enthusiastic about reaching a new deal in the opening days of free agency, Wojnarowski reports. Love … [Read more...] about Heat’s Kevin Love Declining Player Option
Heat’s Josh Richardson Exercising 2024/25 Player Option
Heat wing Josh Richardson is picking up his minimum-salary player option for 2024/25, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). The move will guarantee Richardson’s $3,051,153 salary for next season, lining him up to be a free agent in 2025. Richardson began his career in Miami in 2015 and spent his first four NBA seasons with the team. After bouncing around the … [Read more...] about Heat’s Josh Richardson Exercising 2024/25 Player Option