When it comes to Thursday’s NBA trading deadline, the play for the Miami Heat might be the same as the play a year ago, namely versatile depth at power forward.
Last year, that meant a pair of deals, first sending the contract of Meyers Leonard and a 2027 second-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Trevor Ariza, and then sending Moe Harkless and Chris Silva to the Sacramento Kings for Nemanja Bjelica.
The upshot was a first-round sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks, a series dominated by the Bucks’ power rotation.
