New Update on DeMar DeRozan to Miami Heat Trade
As NBA free agency continues, Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan remains without a new team. The expectation is that DeRozan has played his last game in Chicago, but his path to a new team will be complicated.
A lot of cap space has been used up around the league, and most teams that do have remaining space are not projected destinations for DeRozan. This increases the likelihood of a sign and trade deal, but those are also complicated, especially under the league’s new CBA.
In a recent report from Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, it was revealed that the Miami Heat are trying to do something in the trade market, but DeRozan may be too difficult of an option at the moment:
Heat is trying to do something in trade market, I've been assured. (DeRozan seems too difficult at moment; other options less clear). That's why they have left themselves 7 M under 2nd apron for now. So it's not like they're sitting around playing scrabble. https://t.co/yH1XDtWOxh
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) July 4, 2024
Miami has been rumored to have interest in several different potentially available stars, but according to Jackson, DeRozan may be too complicated to acquire. Miami is one of multiple teams that has been linked to DeRozan, so perhaps one of the other potential suitors will be able to complete a deal with Chicago.
It also remains a possibility that DeRozan could accept a below market deal for one year, which would allow him to enter free agency again next summer when more teams could have cap space. There are several different directions DeRozan can take his free agency, many of which include a sign and trade that would at least give Chicago some level of compensation for his departure.
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JOEY LINN
Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.