2 for 1! The deal is reached! The draft pick is reversed and the air is exchanged

On August 16, the Miami Heat officially announced that the team traded Heywood Highsmith and the 2032 second round pick to the Nets, and 2 for 1 was given a protected second round pick in 2026. The protection conditions are very strict: if it is a 31-55 pick, the Nets will leave this second round pick. If it is a 56-60 pick, the second round pick will be the Heat!

The Heat are likely to not get the protected second round pick in 2026, which is equivalent to using Highsmith and a second round pick to exchange for air. What does the Heat plan? Clean up the space! After the deal was concluded, the Heat's total salary was $4 million lower than the luxury tax. Not only did it create a transaction exception of US$5.62 million, but it also had a full middle class (14.1 million) to use!

The Nets used their salary space to directly take over Highsmith's contract and received a second round pick as compensation. Currently, the Heat has 13 formal contracts, including 11 full guarantee contracts and 2 partial guarantee contracts. Next, the Heat have room and quotas to sign up. In the past four days, Kay Jones has been trying out at the Heat!

Hismith was born on December 9, 1996. The contract was $10.82 million for two years and expired in the summer of 2026, with one year and $5.62 million left. He played 74 games with the Heat last season, with 42 starting games. He averaged 24.6 minutes per game, scored 6.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals, and his three shooting percentages were: 45.8%, 38.2%, and 72.1%.

This year's offseason, Highsmith suffered a meniscus tear on her right knee during training, and the surgery was successful on August 9. He was ruthlessly abandoned just one week after the operation. There is actually another victim in this deal: Norman Powell. The Clippers sent Powell to the Heat, and he wanted to wear the No. 24 jersey, so he paid a sum of money to Highsmith.

to get the money to do business, Highsmith agreed to give up No. 24 and change to No. 8 himself. Now that Highsmith is traded by the Heat, Powell will definitely regret it. He would have known that he would not have paid the money. Buying jersey numbers in the NBA usually costs tens of thousands of dollars, not a small amount of money. For Highsmith, this was also a comfort.

Highsmith is expected to fully recover early next season, and the Nets should not cut him. Who do you think makes money and loses this transaction?