Bradley Beal’s free agency is already drawing heat, and Miami is right in the middle of it. According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, the Heat and the veteran guard have mutual interest after Beal declined his $5.62MM player option and hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent.
That interest, though, may come with a major condition. Siegel suggests Miami’s pursuit could hinge on Beal being willing to sign for the minimum, a sign of how tight the Heat’s financial room is as they continue chasing multiple free-agent targets.
To create more flexibility, Miami has also been looking at the trade market. Siegel’s sources say the Heat have explored deals involving Nikola Jovic as a way to open up additional money. Jovic, 23, is entering the first season of a four-year, $62.4MM contract, and after a rough 2025/26 season, Siegel notes that deal likely carries negative trade value.
Elsewhere, the Jamal Murray chatter doesn’t appear to be going anywhere in Boston. Even with the Nuggets linked to Jaylen Brown, Siegel reports that the Celtics have not pursued a trade involving Murray and Cameron Johnson. Multiple sources who spoke to ClutchPoints have also played down the chances of Murray being moved this offseason.
Jrue Holiday is another veteran guard expected to surface in trade conversations. Siegel says he should attract interest after the Trail Blazers acquired Ja Morant from Memphis, and he had already heard talk about Holiday’s availability before that move. Holiday, a six-time All-Defensive selection who turned 36 earlier this month, is owed $72MM over the next two years, including a $37.2MM player option for ’27/28.
In Brooklyn, the immediate plan is apparently to keep Julius Randle. Siegel reports the Nets do not have any “immediate plans” to move him after agreeing to acquire him from Minnesota.
No. 6 overall pick Mikel Brown Jr. said he’s spoken with Randle about changing the way the team is viewed around the league. “ I was talking to Julius Randle about it the other day and he told me, ‘We’re gonna shock the world.’
That’s what we plan on doing,” Brown said of the Nets.
Dean Wade may be one of the more popular names on the market. Siegel reports the Cavaliers forward has a strong free-agent market and could land the full mid-level exception, projected to be worth $64.7MM over four years. Among the teams with interest, he lists the Pistons, Spurs, Lakers, Nets and Sixers, with Philadelphia standing out as perhaps the most prominent suitor.
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