Heat get under tax line, trade Haywood Highsmith to Nets for 2nd round pick | Sports

Miami traded forward Haywood Highsmith to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, a move that gets the Heat under the tax line for this coming season and creates roster flexibility.

The Heat are also sending a second-round pick in 2032 to Brooklyn, which is sending a conditional second-round pick in next year’s draft to Miami.

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