BREAKING: Miami Heat Are Officially Set To Part Ways With $97 Million Guard to Facilitate Kevin Durant Signing

Miami Pursues Kevin Durant: Who Might Be Sacrificed?

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Why Miami Is Pushing Hard

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Parting with a $97M Guard?

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Challenges & Risks

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What’s Next?

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Summary

• Durant wants Miami and could be traded there imminently.
• The Heat may part ways with their $97M guard (likely Jimmy Butler), young talents (Ware?), and/or draft capital to land KD.
• This would be a high-stakes, all-in move: potential immediate payoff—or years of diminished flexibility and chemistry loss.