2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[DanSchwartzgan]

This has enormous short-term trade implications for the Heat. Since they aren't giving away a first-round pick until 2025, they suddenly have access to either the 2022 or 2023 pick for a possible deal. They could...save it for the offseason and package both of them together for something bigger. 

Once the Heat actually make their 2022 pick, the Stepien Rule doesn't apply to it, theoretically allowing them to make the pick on behalf of another team before consummating a trade. If the Heat go hunting for another superstar this offseason as they so often do, having multiple upcoming first-round picks to dangle will likely be quite helpful.

I'll plant a seed I don't really want to plant.  

D. Rose is a great fix for any BYC issures related to Brunson in NY this summer.  He's $14,520,730 next season.  Brunson's deal can start between $18,840,000 and $19,620,000 and not have a BYC issue in a swap for Rose.  Dallas will still have it's TPE, so other things could come back our way from NY.  Maybe part of the deal is doing something like what Miami did above.  Then suddenly we have two picks to pair with someone in a larger deal.