After getting swept out of the first round, the Brooklyn Nets are at a crossroads. First, Shams Charania of The Athletic said that Irving and the Nets had reached an impasse over his future. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said that Kyrie Irving has a wish list of teams if he doesn’t reach a deal with Brooklyn. The Heat were on that list. (Wojnarowski also reported in July 2017 that Miami was among many teams to have made an offer to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Irving.)
But Brian Windhorst, also with ESPN, said that the “Miami Heat move” was not to trade for Irving, but to wait for Kevin Durant to stay he wants to leave.