The Miami Heat reportedly passed on the opportunity to trade Terry Rozier for Marcus Smart, a decision that comes across as blasphemous considering the former’s $26.6 million salary makes him wildly difficult to move. And yet, despite how badly fans may want Rozier elsewhere, the Heat made the right call when weighing all the details.
Chief among those details: The Washington Wizards wanted draft compensation for taking on the 31-year-old guard, according to the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang. That makes sense on their part. Neither Rozier nor Smart is coming off a banner year, but Miami’s embattled guard is more expensive.