If the Miami Heat care deeply about the on-court results this coming season, Andrew Wiggins will be mission critical to all they do. But if acquiring another star remains their endgame, he holds more value to them as a trade chip—specifically as an asset who returns a first-round pick, and maybe more.
“Isn’t that what cap space should be for?” will be the common refrain here. The Heat could have over $30 million in spending power next summer, and more than $90 million to burn during the 2027 offseason.
Here’s the thing: All of these projections include a world in which Wiggins is no longer on the team.