While there’s plenty of uncertainty surrounding Terry Rozier, the Heat expect the veteran guard to join them at training camp, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Despite internal discussions regarding his contract, the Heat still plan to begin training camp on Tuesday with Rozier on the roster.
Rozier is unlikely to give up any money in a buyout due to the fact that he remains linked to an ongoing federal gambling investigation, which limits his options outside of Miami. Trading him would require sacrificing future draft capital and possibly salary cap flexibility beyond this season, which Miami is reluctant to do.
If the Heat decide to remove Rozier from their roster, the most likely scenario is that he’ll simply be waived. The team could create $1.7MM in cap savings – moving its salary below the luxury tax line – because only $24.9MM of Rozier’s $26.6MM salary for this upcoming season is currently guaranteed. The waive-and-stretch provision is no longer an option because the deadline to do so expired last month.
However, Rozier might even work his way into a rotation role, at least early on, due to Tyler Herro‘s ankle injury.