Missing on Donovan Mitchell hurts less in hindsight
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) passes the ball past Miami Heat guard Max Strus (31)
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The Miami Heat seem to be on the outside looking in as the most anticipated trade rumors of the NBA offseason have finally unraveled. Two of the biggest names in trades were Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell, both of whom were on the radar of the Miami Heat.
Unfortunately, Miami did not acquire either player. Kevin Durant decided to return to the Brooklyn Nets for the time being, whereas Donovan Mitchell was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After the Rudy Gobert trade to the Timberwolves, the asking price for stars became a very steep price.
After a while, it became clear that the Miami Heat would not have enough assets to compete with other teams that could make more compelling offers—or they wouldn’t want to compete. If they didn’t have the assets, they just didn’t have them.
But while either notion could be true, you do love them showing the reservations not to overpay if that was the case. What did they have to offer though?
