Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer reported Monday that the Miami Heat are one of several teams that have “expressed significant interest” in Nikola Vucevic. However, O’Connor added that front office executives are skeptical that the Orlando Magic will trade Vucevic, given that he has two years left on his contract.
Trading for Vucevic would address an issue that has plagued Miami all year long — the starting front-court spot next to Bam Adebayo. Unlike potential trades for power forwards like Rudy Gay, Harrison Barnes or P.J. Tucker, Vucevic would end up playing center and shifting Adebayo to the four.