The Miami Heat puzzlingly decided to move on from Haywood Highsmith earlier in the offseason, sending him on his merry way to the Brooklyn Nets. Upon his acquisition, there was an immediate expectation that Highsmith and the Nets would not be a long-term fit.
That expectations remains the same today. Brian Lewis of the New York Post made it abundantly clear that the recently-acquired forward is unlikely to remain with the Nets after the deadline in early February.
Lewis wrote, "It’s also almost impossible to see a world where he’s in Brooklyn past the trade deadline, much less next summer…Some contender will surely be looking to add in February.