Heat officials deny Miami is shopping Whiteside in effort to acquire Cousins or Howard
Any team acquiring Whiteside would not have his “Bird Rights,”
Heat officials firmly denied a report that Miami is shopping Hassan Whiteside in an effort to acquire Kings center DeMarcus Cousins or Rockets center Dwight Howard, according to the Miami Herald.
And although there have been cases during Pat Riley’s 21-year tenure that the team denied talks, and then a deal was consummated, this time it has good reason for citing a report as implausible.
Any team acquiring Whiteside would not have his “Bird Rights,” meaning that it would need to use salary cap space to re-sign him. Even if a team had such space, it would have no financial advantage over any other team in the league when Whiteside becomes a free agent this summer.
And although there have been cases during Pat Riley’s 21-year tenure that the team denied talks, and then a deal was consummated, this time it has good reason for citing a report as implausible.
Any team acquiring Whiteside would not have his “Bird Rights,” meaning that it would need to use salary cap space to re-sign him. Even if a team had such space, it would have no financial advantage over any other team in the league when Whiteside becomes a free agent this summer.
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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