It won’t be possible to deal two more Miami Heat players until January 15.
Later this month, when players who inked contracts this past summer become trade-eligible, the NBA trade season officially gets underway.
The majority of offseason contracts become tradeable on December 15. January is the month when some others become exchangeable. The following lists the times when Miami Heat players with new contracts can be dealt when trade winds start to pick up and you start entering fictitious trade proposals into the trade machine.
The subsequent Heat players aren’t tradeable before December 15th.
Josh Richardson: oversaw the signing of a $5.9 million, two-year contract with a player option for the second year. This season, he will receive a base salary of $2.9 million, which may be applied toward a trade. In 27.6 minutes per game, Richardson is averaging 10.5 points and 3.1 assists while shooting 29.6% from three-point range and 46.2% overall.
Thomas Bryant: Agreed to a two-year, $5.4 million deal, with a second-year player option. His base pay of $2.7 million is convertible into a trade. Bryant has played in 13 games for the Heat, scoring 5.1 points and pulling down 3.8 rebounds in 12.9 minutes on average, although he has recently fallen out of the starting lineup.
Orlando Robinson: Inked a two-year, $3.9 million deal that, as of January 10, is completely guaranteed. There is no certainty for the second year. This season, Robinson will receive a basic salary of $1.8 million. With 16 minutes per game, he is averaging 7.2 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Recently, he took over at center in place of the injured Bam Adebayo.
It is not possible to trade the following Heat players until January.
Kevin Love (Jan. 15) inked a $7.9 million, two-year contract that includes a player option for the second year. This season, he is earning $3.8 million, and he won’t be tradeable until January 15. Love is shooting 33.3% on 4.3 3-point attempts a game, averaging 7.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists.
Dru Smith (Jan. 21) signed a $3.9 million, two-year contract that became fully guaranteed after he suffered an ACL sprain that prevented him from playing the entire season. On January 21, he becomes tradeable, and his contract for the upcoming season is not guaranteed. Prior to his injury in Cleveland on November 22, Smith had averaged 4.3 points and 1.6 assists in nine appearances.
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