We now know why the Miami Heat pushed so hard to trade Haywood Highsmith. It was to make room for Dru Smith. It'll be a tough sell for Heat fans, but the full scope of the somewhat odd Highsmith trade has now been fully revealed.
The Heat officially signed Smith to a new three-year contract worth $7.9 million. The three-year contract is fully guaranteed. After spending the last three years on a two-way contract with the Heat, Smith wasn't eligible to sign another two-way deal with the team. That means if Smith was going to return to the Heat, it needed to be on a standard contract.