Andrew Wiggins is staying put in Miami, and the Heat are smoothing out the financial picture at the same time.
Wiggins has picked up his $30.17 million player option for the 2026/27 season, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. Shams Charania of ESPN reports that the forward and the Heat have also agreed to an extension tied to that opt-in.
Charania says the full agreement is worth three years and $64 million. In practical terms, that means Wiggins is set to sign a new two-year extension beginning in 2027/28 worth about $34 million, with a player option for 2028/29.
The new money comes after a solid first full season in Miami. Acquired from Golden State at the 2025 trade deadline in the Jimmy Butler deal, Wiggins played and started 68 games in 2025/26. He averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 block in 30.3 minutes per game, while shooting .475 from the field, .414 from three and .784 at the line.
For the Heat, the appeal is obvious. Wiggins gives them a switchable wing who can defend, space the floor and fit alongside Bam Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo in the frontcourt-heavy look Miami is building.
There’s also a cap angle to the move. Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that Wiggins is taking roughly $16.5 million in 2027/28 and $17.5 million in 2028/29 rather than opting out and signing a new three-year deal with a flatter salary structure. That should create more cap flexibility for Miami in 2027/28 and possibly 2028/29 if he exercises the option again.
Even so, the Heat still have some short-term math to solve. Yossi Gozlan notes that after Wiggins’ and Larsson’s option pickups, Dru Smith’s contract guarantee and Jahmir Young having his option declined, Miami is projected to sit about $20.5 million below its first-apron hard cap, with at least five roster spots still open. That makes a run at high-scoring free agent guard Norman Powell tough unless the Heat clear more salary.
Wiggins can officially put pen to paper on the extension once the moratorium ends on July 6.
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