{"id":575,"date":"2025-07-30T17:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/?p=575"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:21:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:21:46","slug":"heat-reportedly-explored-trade-for-former-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/heat-reportedly-explored-trade-for-former-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Reportedly \u2018Explored\u2019 Trade For Former Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_455626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-455626\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-455626 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Oklahoma City Thunder v Miami Heat\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1294525021-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-455626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How much longer will Terry Rozier be with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/sports\/nba\/miami-heat\/\">Miami Heat<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>That isn\u2019t entirely clear, especially with a new report coming out of the team.<\/p>\n<p>According to Marc Stein, the Heat recently looked at a potential trade featuring Rozier for Marcus Smart, then of the Washington Wizards.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, they couldn\u2019t decide if swapping out Smart for Rozier was a good enough upgrade.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSources say Miami has explored the feasibility of trading away veteran guard Terry Rozier this offseason. Jake says Miami weighed a Rozier-for-Smart swap but could not reach an organizational consensus on whether such a trade was a clear upgrade,\u201d Stein said, via NBACentral.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-script=\"true\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some people within the Heat\u2019s organization weren\u2019t sure if Marcus Smart was a clear upgrade over Terry Rozier, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSteinLine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheSteinLine<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSources say Miami has explored the feasibility of trading away veteran guard Terry Rozier this offseason. Jake says Miami weighed a Rozier-for-Smart\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gOnVl70ewg\">pic.twitter.com\/gOnVl70ewg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1950279655443042433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last season, Rozier posted 10.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists for the Heat, while Smart produced 9.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.5 assists for the Wizards.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understandable that the Heat aren\u2019t sure if Smart is a better fit for them, but will they make any move with Rozier?<\/p>\n<p>His name has been tied to trade rumors for months, but the Heat haven\u2019t made any progress.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Miami has once again been very still during the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>This has been their regular routine for years now, and some fans are ready for something different.<\/p>\n<p>If they wish to compete in the Eastern Conference in the new season, Miami may need to shake things up in a rather large way.<\/p>\n<p>They have talent, but they remain a middling team, at best, and that might not change unless they get daring.<\/p>\n<p>This news about Rozier shows that the Heat are still a very measured team that won\u2019t move the needle quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Will they end up regretting that?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/heat-reportedly-explored-trade-for-former-guard\/\">Heat Reportedly \u2018Explored\u2019 Trade For Former Guard<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\">The Cold Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images) \u00a0 How much longer will Terry Rozier be with the Miami Heat? That isn\u2019t entirely clear, especially with a new report coming out of the team. According to Marc Stein,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/heat-reportedly-explored-trade-for-former-guard\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Heat Reportedly \u2018Explored\u2019 Trade For Former Guard&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":578,"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions\/578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}