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Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is in the final year of his contract for $24.9 million. (Mandatory Credit: Megan Briggs\/Getty Images)<\/p>\nMiami Heat guard Terry Rozier is in the final year of his contract for $24.9 million. (Mandatory Credit: Megan Briggs\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The Miami Heat are in quite a conundrum<\/a> with guard Terry Rozier, who\u2019s in the final year of his contract.<\/p>\n Rozier has been linked <\/a>to a federal betting probe for over six months. Oh, and had one of the worst seasons of his career last season, averaging just 10.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game on 39.1 percent shooting and 29.5 percent from 3-point range, the first time he\u2019s shot below 30.0 percent from deep since 2015-16, his rookie season.<\/p>\n According to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, Miami kicked the tires on trading Rozier for Marcus Smart, who was bought out earlier this month by the Washington Wizards.<\/p>\n \u201cOne more via Fischer: Sources say Miami has explored the feasibility of trading away veteran guard\u00a0Terry Rozier\u00a0this offseason,\u201d the report read.<\/a> \u201cJake says Miami weighed a Rozier-for-Smart swap but could not reach an organizational consensus on whether such a trade was a clear upgrade. Smart ultimately secured a buyout from Washington on July 19 that ultimately enabled him to sign with the Lakers as a free agent.\u201d<\/p>\n Marcus Smart and Terry Rozier were both expiring contracts:<\/p>\n According to Spotrac, Rozier is making $24.9 million in 2025-26, while Smart was expected to make $21.6 million before his buyout. <\/p>\n Smart, 31, has dealt with myriad injuries (finger, ankle, shoulder, etc.) over the last two seasons, playing just 54 combined games with the Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies. Over that two-year span, he averaged 11.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.5 steals on 41.1 percent shooting and 33.1 percent from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n He was noticeably worse defensively since getting traded by Boston, and he\u2019s knocked down just 33.6 percent from 3-point range over his last six seasons. I am not sure it would have been a clear upgrade, either, but I think there\u2019s a world where it would have been an \u201cupgrade,\u201d hypothetically.<\/p>\n Alas, the time has passed. <\/p>\n Attaching assets to Rozier at this point is a lost cause, but a team likely won\u2019t be incentivized to take on his contract without them. The Heat don\u2019t own any of their second-round picks through 2031. Thus, a conundrum \u2026 let it expire!<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n To check out our other content, click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter\/X\u00a0here<\/a>!<\/p>\n Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram\u00a0here<\/a>!<\/p>\n Subscribe to our YouTube channel\u00a0here<\/a>!<\/p>\n \t\t\t