NBA Rumors: Miami Heat Expected to Pursue Brooklyn Nets Guard

The Miami Heat were looking to ride a wave of momentum going into the 2020-2021 NBA season after battling the Los Angeles Lakers for six games before falling to the eventual champions.

Injuries took hold of the Heat in the finals as key piece Goran Dragic injured his foot in Game 1 and would not return, while Bam Adebayo re-injured his shoulder in the same game and dealt with a neck issue throughout the series.

With the league undergoing the shortest offseason in NBA history with 71 days, there wasn’t enough time for everybody to nurse their injuries and prepare for an intense 82-game schedule.

Miami brought in Avery Bradley and Maurice Harkless via free agency after they lost Jae Crowder, Solomon Hill and Derrick Jones Jr. during that same offseason.

The Heat were able to make it into the playoffs as a seventh seed despite missing key players due to injuries and COVID-19 protocols but were promptly swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round.

The Heat have a lot to do this offseason, especially evaluating which players they’ll be bringing back.

Kendrick Nunn, Victor Oladipo, Trevor Ariza, Duncan Robinson and Dragic are all contracts that are set to expire this offseason.

Dragic may be looking at other places where he isn’t expected to carry the same load that he did with Miami as he’s entering the twilight of his career.

Miami has its offense based on the ability of being able to generate offense from anywhere and push the pace for and-1 opportunities at the rim.

Robinson had himself another solid outing this year, making 40.8% of his attempts from deep. But he was the only player on the team to stay above 40% from three.

Spencer Dinwiddie just might be the perfect replacement for the Slovenian.

The Brooklyn Nets guard suffered a partial ACL tear three games into the season and was expected to return to the court after just five months, making it one of the fastest returns from an ACL tear in the league.

Dinwiddie recently declined his player option of $12.3 million to return to the Nets and is set for a big payday in free agency.

The New York Daily News reported that Dinwiddie wanted to either “go home” to Los Angeles or “wants the bag."

Prior to the ACL tear, he was averaging 20.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game during the 2019-2020 season.

He’s mainly more of a shooting guard, but he has developed his game to have more playmaking skills, making him a deadly offensive threat for any team that would be able to secure his services.

Miami is looking at preventing another disappointing exit next season, and signing Dinwiddie could be a step in the right direction.