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Heat Interested in Trade for $67 Million 7-Footer With All-Star History: Report
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By Max Dible
Updated Jul 5, 2024 at 5:53pm
Pat Riley, Knicks
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President Pat Riley of the Miami Heat addresses the media.
The Miami Heat have yet to make any meaningful splashes in free agency or the trade market, but it remains far too early to count them out.
After a busy opening week of July, the two primary figures who might soon switch uniforms are Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz and DeMar DeRozan, most recently of the Chicago Bulls. Zach Lowe of ESPN reported on Friday, July 5, that Miami is officially among the several suitors in on the Markkanen sweepstakes.
“A pile of teams have shown interest in him including the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat and [Golden State] Warriors, sources said,” Lowe wrote.
Lowe went on to categorize the Heat as among the losers of free agency considering how much better the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers have apparently gotten over the last week or so, as well as how good the Boston Celtics remained after winning the NBA title in June.
Markkanen is a 7-foot stretch big man who has shot north of 39% from the 3-point line in each of the past two seasons on 7.7 and 8.0 attempts, respectively.
