The Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets have come together on a surprising trade in the latter weeks of the NBA offseason. ESPN's Shams Charania has reported that the Heat have sent forward Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second-round draft pick to the Nets in exchange for a protected 2026 second-rounder.

Before he had been obtained by the Houston Rockets in a pre-NBA draft blockbuster trade, two-time Finals MVP power forward Kevin Durant had many suitors. The Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves were the supposed other finalists for the 6-foot-11 superstar's services,