The Heat, who are reportedly considered the frontrunners to land Kyle Lowry in free agency, might also be eyeing another longtime Raptors guard.
Multiple reporters and outlets, including Marc Stein, Five Reasons Sports and The Miami Herald (all four Twitter links), have suggested that the Heat are exploring ways to add free-agent guard DeMar DeRozan. Miami has pursued DeRozan multiple times over the years, even inquiring on him earlier this season, and the veteran holds the Heat in high regard, tweets Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald.
However, landing DeRozan won’t be easy, since Miami has no clear pathway to acquiring both Lowry and him via sign-and-trade.
There has been some speculation about the possibility of DeRozan taking a discount to play for the Lakers or Clippers — if he’s open to that idea, it would open the door for the Heat to make a similar path. However, Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report said on The Alex Kennedy Podcast that he’s not sure DeRozan – who earned $27 million this past season – would be willing to settle for the mid-level.
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