Miami exchanges Haywood Highsmith in Brooklyn in the salary landfill
Haywood Highsmith was exchanged with Brooklyn’s networks in what is essentially a salary landfill for Miami Heat.
The choice of the second round of Haysmith and The Heat 2032 is going to the nets in exchange for the choice of the second Brooklyn Round 2026, Top-55 Protected. Both the nets and the heat have confirmed the trade.
Official: Miami Heat exchanged Haywood Highsmith and a choice of the second round of 2032 at the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a protected choice of the second round 2026.
– Miami Heat (@miamiheat) August 15, 2025
Highsmith has an expiring contract of $ 5.6 million that Brooklyn can absorb in its limit of the limit.
For Miami, it’s about getting out of the luxury tax. The heat entered $ 1.4 million on the luxury tax line. With this trade, there are more than $ 4 million under this sign, giving them a certain flexibility to the commercial expiry, if necessary.
Highsmith can adapt to the rotation of the networks (and could be exchanged again at the expiry). Last season in Miami played in 72 games (starting from 42) and scored on average 6.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per night, the more he shot 38.2% from over the arch.