Q: I might a lot reasonably commerce for Myles Turner, whose expiring contract is similar cap hit as Duncan Robinson’s. Duncan Robinson and two first-rounders for Myles for my part is the most secure transfer and gives flexibility after this season if we don’t re-sign him!— Jesse.
A: This affords a possibility to handle a component with Duncan Robinson that I imagine has been ignored on the subject of his place on the commerce market. Yes, Duncan’s $16.9 million wage for the approaching season places him within the candy spot of many commerce permutations. But he is also due $18.2 million in 2023-24 and $19.4 million in 2024-25, all absolutely assured, in addition to $19.9 million in 2025-26, with half of that complete assured. So it’s not as if a staff taking Duncan in a deal is just taking in brief cash. Instead, there may be no less than a $65 million funding concerned. With Myles Turner, there may be solely his $18 million wage for the approaching season. But if such a Robinson-Turner transfer occurs, it’s not as if Turner then strolling in 2023 free company would open cap house for the Heat. Not with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry and a presumably prolonged Tyler Herro on the books.
Q: Unlikely although it could be, ought to Nikola Jovic emerge as a rotation participant this yr, how do you envision his function? – Ray, Deerfield Beach.
A: I don’t, as a result of he gained’t. Based on the restricted publicity to Nikola Jovic throughout summer time league, it is a uncooked expertise when it comes to physique and expertise. And contemplating he turns into commerce eligible on Aug. 1, I’m nonetheless not absolutely offered that he’ll stay round. Plenty is fluid in the intervening time.
Q: Shouldn’t Udonis Haslem already inform the Heat he’s coming again, earlier than it’s too late in the event that they need to signal somebody for that spot? – Frederick.
A: I imagine he mainly already has carried out so, with out really saying it, contemplating his presence at summer time league with the staff on the observe court docket, his time recording Duncan Robinson’s podcast, after which look at Max Strus’ youth camp together with Gabe Vincent. Udonis Haslem mainly goes by this summer time as a teammate. Any kind of announcement looks as if it merely could be a formality.
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