The Heat will receive a 2026 second-round pick from the Hornets as additional compensation for the Terry Rozier trade made in January 2024, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. The pick will be the most favorable of the Warriors’ or the Nuggets’ second-rounder this June, Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel tweets. The pick will almost certainly be the one Golden State owes Charlotte.
A dispute between the Southeast Division clubs arose due to Rozier’s alleged involvement in an illegal betting scheme. Rozier has been on indefinite leave all season after being arrested in October on federal charges related to illegal gambling.
The Heat were reportedly unaware of the unusual betting activity — or the NBA’s investigation — tied to Rozier (he was a member of the Hornets at the time) when they traded for him in January 2024, several months after the incident took place.
This past December, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he was “sympathetic” to Miami’s plight and was seeking a resolution.
“This is an unprecedented situation,” Silver said. “And I think I’m incredibly sympathetic to the Heat and to their fans. But I think we’re going to try to work something through, work this out with them. … But this is an unfortunate circumstance. But sometimes there’s these unique events and maybe sometimes they require unique solutions. So we’ll be looking at this with the Heat and the other teams in the league and see if there’s any satisfactory relief.”
Miami still owes Charlotte a future first-round pick from that deal — it will be top-14 protected in 2027, and if it does not convey, the Heat will send the Hornets an unprotected first-rounder in 2028.
Rozier was originally placed on unpaid leave shortly after the federal charges were lodged. He later won an arbitration case, allowing him to collect his full $26.6MM salary. While Rozier remains on Miami’s roster, there’s still a possibility he could be waived before the end of the regular season.
wtf… only a 2nd?
A first rounder for Rozier? Wow
Absolute clownshow handling of this by the league. Never gave any indication of how he can be handled, with the trade deadline, etc, this year, despite an expiring contract. Philly benefited from Paul Geoege being suspended but its the Heat’s fault the league didnt tell them the player they’re trading for is under investigation lmao
A here, damn bonethrow as the resolution doesnt surprise me; typical solution
Id bet good coin Mia knew exactly what they were able and unable to do weeks before the trade deadline they just chose to do nothing neways
Clippers ” knew” as well thus their actions
Silvers a clown but he’s not tying down franchises at deadlines, we just didn’t receive this info till now, which is fine
Inclined to agree. For as many “leaks” and insider accounts as there are, there’s still a lot we aren’t privy to as fan/outsiders. Plus, it’s often good business to play the fool in public, or at least stay mum about certain things, regardless of whatever happens behind the scenes.
Plus, even if not true, there’s hardly a guarantee that contract could’ve been put to better use than receiving a 2nd back.
If there’s anything to really blame the NBA for here, it’s the fact that the last CBA did not include language to account for what was an inevitably in the sport thanks to the proliferation of gambling. A failure by all the involved parties showing an extreme lack of foresight.
I wouldn’t bet on it ….
Should be a first.