NBA Notes: Heat, Norman Powell, Realignment, Woj

Report: Heat open to considering an extension for Norman Powell

A fascinating wrinkle to Miami Heat guard Norman Powell’s maiden season in Miami is that he will be playing on an expiring contract. He is set to hit unrestricted free agency after he earns just over $20 million in the 2025-26 campaign. However, it’s worth noting that the Heat and Powell can agree on a contract extension anytime between now and June 30, and Miami is reportedly open to considering an extension if the beginning of the campaign goe…

Heat reportedly open to signing Norman Powell to extension during season

The Miami Heat’s most notable move this summer was acquiring Norman Powell from the Los Angeles Clippers in early July. The cost to acquire Powell was next to nothing (Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson). But it hard-capped them at the first-apron due to using the expanded trade exception to absorb his $20.4 million. It also didn’t […] The post Report: Heat ‘open to considering’ a Norman Powell extension during season appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Mi…

Heat Open To Exploring Norman Powell Extension

Norman Powell will likely open the 2025/26 season on an expiring contract, but the Heat are open to the idea of extending the veteran wing if the start of the season goes well, a source tells Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. The Heat acquired Powell in July from the Clippers in a three-team trade that sent Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love from Miami to Utah. While the move helped push the Heat into luxury tax territory (they later got out of the t…

NBA Notes: Heat, Norman Powell, realignment, Woj

NBAE via Getty Norman Powell hasn’t played a game for the Heat yet, but the front office is already considering the possibility of keeping him around. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Miami is open to exploring an extension for Powell if the start of the season goes well. The veteran guard/forward arrived in July from the Clippers as part of the three-team trade that also sent Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson to Utah. Powell is enteri…