Miami Heat & Ja Morant Trade Speculation Will Intensify After New Report

Petre Thomas-Imagn Images The Miami Heat making a trade for Ja Morant this summer seems more probable after a pair of new reports this week. For the fourth straight year, the Heat found themselves playing in the NBA Play-In Tournament. However, unlike the last three times, Miami was unable to navigate the mini-tourney and saw its streak of playoff births end at six this spring.

While they did make the NBA Finals after an improbable run a few years ago, the Heat have had just one 50-plus win season over the last decade. A case could be made that Miami should consider a major roster overhaul and rebuild. Yet, that seems very unlikely for this proud franchise.

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Woo , the “tank-averse” franchise is likely to “explore options to improve the team” this summer. While waiting until next summer’s deep free agent class is a possibility, Woo adds they could go star hunting for a player like Giannis Antetokounmpo in the offseason. However, there will be even more suitors this time around compared to before February’s trade deadline.

Miami Heat won’t need to give up 2026 first-rounder for Ja Morant Brian Westerholt-Imagn Images A trade for the Milwaukee Bucks legend may not leave much left for him to make a title run with. That is why they could go a more affordable route, such as Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant. Woo notes “taking a chance on Morant might become more appealing to franchises left searching for star talent after things shake out” following the NBA Draft .