Heat willing to guarantee three years for P.J. Tucker, still might not be enough in NBA free agency

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Heat willing to guarantee three years for P.J. Tucker, still might not be enough in NBA free agency

According to an NBA source familiar with the situation, the Miami Heat are willing to extend a fully guaranteed contract for the maximum-allowable three years to free-agent power forward P.J. Tucker.The Heat’s offer is built off the $8.4 million non-Bird salary-cap exception, which would put the team’s standing offer at $27 million over three years.The Heat do not appear poised to put their $10.3 million mid-level exception into play with Tucker…