The Heat currently have 14 players under contract, and there isn't enough salary space for them to add free agents, and the only way to improve their roster is through trades. In the past three months, the Heat have thrown olive branches to Markkanen, Bridges, and DeRozan, but now there is only Markkanen left, and it is even more regrettable that Markkanen's asking price, the Heat itself does not have to think about it.
If the Heat must make a trade, the following options may be the way out:
The Heat get: Bruce Brown +'27 draft pick
Raptors get: Tyler Herro
If the deal can be reached, the Heat will form a backcourt combination of Rozier + Brown, which will not only improve the backcourt defense, but also make the system defense more impermeable.
The Raptors are very likely to lose free agent Trent, who has been known to have played the role of an outside shooter for the past few seasons, and Herro has the ability to fill this gap, and in the 23-24 season, Herro shot 40% from three-point range and 43% from three-point range, making him a better shooter than Trent to stay with Barnes.
If the Heat are unwilling, or unable to make a major roster change, then the following trade options can be considered:
The Heat get: Dosunmu + Carter + Beatim;
Bulls get: Duncan Robinson
If a deal can be made, the Heat could get close to 6 million salary space to supplement the roster in turn.
Dubbed the "Hidden Gem," the second-round pick was a very efficient player last season (50+% shooting, 40+% three-point shooting) and a reliable player on the defensive end.
In O'Connor's words: "Dosunm's role on the team is like that of Brown of the Nuggets and White of the Celtics.
The Bulls sent away Caruso and DeRozan, and LaVine was also on the trade shelf, even so, the Bulls lineup also has a lot of young talents, Kobe White, Giddey, Pawey, and the most missing thing around them happens to be a three-point shooter.