The opening of the NBA offseason has been relatively quiet for the Miami Heat. Perhaps a bit too quiet. The team brought back forward Kevin Loveand lost free-agent guard Delon Wright to the Bucks. Neither move was earth-shattering, and given the way the rest of the Eastern Conference has shaped up, there is some concern about how far back from the top of the conference the Heat have slid.
The loss of Wright, though, could mean an opportunity for incumbent point guard Patty Mills to stick around on a low-cost deal.
That’s the view from beat reporter Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel. After Wright’s departure, Winderman wrote on Twitter/X: “So Delon Wright turned into a short-term rental for Heat. Patty Mills remains a Heat option at point. No true point guard on current Heat roster.”
