The Terry Rozier era formally ending for Heat, guard being waived at today’s NBA deadline
After months of listing Terry Rozier as “not with team,” that became permanent Friday, with the Miami Heat waiving the guard who has been on NBA leave since his October arrest in an FBI gambling investigation. The move comes at the league’s deadline for such a transaction that clears a roster spot. Rozier, 31, will become an unrestricted free agent once the waiver process is completed by the 5 p.
m. deadline. The Heat now have until before Sunday’s 6 p.
m. regular-season finale against the Atlanta Hawks at Kaseya Center to sign a replacement player to fill out their 15-player standard roster ahead of the postseason. Among the possibilities are elevating one of their players on two-way contracts: Vlad Goldin, Jahmir Young, Trevor Keels.
Only players on standard contracts are eligible for the playoffs. Other options for the Heat are to sign a veteran replacement or a developmental player from another G League roster. Players who have been on other NBA rosters (outside of 10-day contracts) after March 1 are ineligible for another team’s postseason roster.
In the end, Rozier wound up appearing in 95 regular-season games over two seasons with the Heat, including 53 starts, averaging 12. 5 points on . 404 shooting from the field and .