Heat need help to trade for Durant or Mitchell

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty ImagesIt looks like the Miami Heat will need to get creative to trade for either Kevin Durant or Donovan Mitchell.

As Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald said on Thursday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Miami Heat “don’t have a 1-on-1 pathway to do a deal with Brooklyn.” And Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune said that the Utah Jazz “asked the Heat to engage a third team” if they’re interested in Mitchell.

Greg Sylvander of the 5 Reasons Sports Network reported on the subscription service “Off the Floor” that the Heat have recently discussed several trade scenarios to acquire draft picks. The clear implication is that the Heat are…