The NBA’s new labor deal will complicate what high-payroll teams like the Heat can do in the months ahead. But with its current payroll, the Heat won’t face the most onerous of restrictions that could await teams like the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns next summer.
Only those who weren’t earning big money by NBA standards, and that could severely limit the Heat’s buyout market options.
With the current Heat payroll, the Heat — under these new rules — would not have been permitted to sign Kevin Love in the buyout market in February. Love earned $28.9 million last season before agreeing to a buyout with the Cavaliers and signing with Miami during the All Star break.
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