2. • With the Miami Heat now a season under their belt without
LeBron James, they now see how talented their team is
• Many teams don’t mind paying luxury tax if they’re a sure bet for
a deep run into the playoffs
• However, Miami learned that they are no longer that kind of
team
• With that said, the Heat have been looking to shed costs where
they deem necessary
• They have made a few moves over the last week that have
helped them get closer to the luxury tax line
• Let’s take a look at some of these moves
4. Napier to Magic
• The Miami Heat traded Shabazz Napier to the
Orlando Magic in a lopsided deal
• Napier, a former 1st round pick was sent for just a
protected 2nd round pick in 2016
• The move was a salary dump trade for the Heat
who currently have Goran Dragic and Mario
Chalmers under contract to play point guard
6. Zoran Dragic to Boston
• While the Heat re-signed Goran Dragic, they shipped
his younger brother Zoran to the Boston Celtics
• Zoran came to the NBA last season joining his brother
in Phoenix
• However, at the trade deadline the two were both
shipped to Miami
• Miami is now sending Zoran and a 2020 protected 2nd
round pick and cash to Boston for a 2019 protected 2nd
round pick
8. Henry Walker Waived
• You may remember him as Bill Walker from his
time with the Knicks and Celtics but Bill returned
to the NBA last season as Henry Walker
• Walker’s contract for year two was due to pay him
$1.1 million, $100,000 of which would become
guaranteed if he was on the roster by August 1st
• The Heat decided to waive him
9. These three moves save the Heat roughly $11
million in salary and luxury tax penalty payments