Heat Could Target 6-Time All-Star As 'Fallback' Option For Kevin Durant

Heat Could Target 6-Time All-Star As 'Fallback' Option For Kevin Durant

The Miami Heat‘s top priority this offseason is to get Kevin Durant.But if they miss out on the Phoenix Suns‘ 15-time All-Star, the Heat have a couple of fallback options.One of them is Sacramento Kings’ six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan, according to Sacramento-based reporter James Ham.“What we’ve heard in the past is DeMar DeRozan, number one, when he was choosing which team to go to last summer, one of his options was the Sacramento Kings, of c…

NBA insider names two players Miami Heat can trade for if Kevin Durant deal doesn’t materialize

If the Miami Heat can’t convince the Phoenix Suns to trade Kevin Durant, they still have some strong alternatives to pursue. As the dust settles on the Miami Heat’s chaotic season, they look to chart a course forward for the next season. The hysteria of the Jimmy Butler trade is now in their rear-view mirror. The issue between Butler and team president Pat Riley proved to be a real distraction for the team. But as one trade saga ends, another be…

Miami Heat Have An All-Star Target if They Miss on Kevin Durant

The Miami Heat finished the 2024-25 season as the eighth seed. They made the playoffs through the play-in but got spanked in the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers. For a team that wants to play late in May and probably June, that was not acceptable. Miami entered the summer with a plan to land an All-Star, and they are among the teams asking for Kevin Durant. However, it looks like they have another All-Star as a contingency plan if they fa…

Report: DeMar DeRozan linked to Heat, who are still looking to replace Jimmy Butler’s scoring

NBA star DeMar DeRozan is on the record as saying that he considered the Miami Heat to be a “real, personal, legitimate” option for him as a free agent in the summer of 2024 before he joined the Sacramento Kings. That offseason, DeRozan got moved from the Chicago Bulls to the Kings in a three-team sign-and-trade deal. He signed a three-year contract as part of the transaction. Around a year after DeRozan considered joining the Heat, it seems as …