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Miami Heat Reportedly Make Trade With Indiana Pacers

Shandel Richardson

Oct 18, 2024; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Miami Heat center Thomas Bryant (31) reacts during the first half against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images
Oct 18, 2024; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Miami Heat center Thomas Bryant (31) reacts during the first half against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images / Petre Thomas-Imagn Images
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The Miami Heat have apparently made a roster move.

It's just not the one everyone is discussing.

On Friday, ESPN reported the Heat have agreed to trade center Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers. It comes on the heels of reports of the Heat having plans to trade star Jimmy Butler. The Heat and Butler's camp have denied that speculation.

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After coaching the likes of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is more than prepared for dealing with speculation.

So the Butler trade rumors have zero impact on the team this season.

“This is this profession,” Spoelstra said before Thursday's game against the Toronto Raptors. “Can’t get sick and see some narratives that are going out there, that’s going to happen, you know, in every organization at some point during a season, we’re trying to build on something like, played three solid games, we’re still not anywhere where we want to be, you know. So we have some work to do. And, you know, really getting ready for this final game of this home stand is the most important thing right now.”

The "outside noise," as Spoelstra likes to call it, hasn't bothered the Heat. They are on a four-game winning streak and looking like a contender in the Eastern Conference again

The Heat return to action Monday against the Detroit Pistons.

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here