We have a trade!! The Miami Heat have acquired Norman Powell from the Los Angeles Clippers for Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson in a three-team trade also involving the Utah Jazz, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported Monday.
In his first full-time starting gig since 2020-21, Powell was one of the most efficient and ignitable scorers in the NBA last season.
In 60 games, he posted 21.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals on 48.4 percent shooting, including 41.8 percent from 3-point range and 80.4 percent from the free-throw line. He’s shot 39.5 percent or better from distance in eight of his 10 seasons, including over 41.0 percent in four seasons.
This is an excellent deal for the Heat, whose primary route to add or subtract this offseason was always going to come via trade.
Anderson had moments after the Heat acquired him last deadline in the five-team Jimmy Butler blockbuster. Though he still would’ve been a 7th or 8th man, at best, within this current context. Love, 36, has been a huge locker room vet each of the last two seasons, but will be entering his age-37 season with his best days behind him.
As a result of Monday’s trade, the Heat now moves over the luxury tax, if you include Tyler Herro’s $2.5 million in unlikely bonuses. Thus, I expect more moves to follow if they plan to create additional flexibility to avoid any repeater tax penalties.
What are your thoughts on Monday’s trade? Let us know in the comments!
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Hey Heat. What do you think?
Welcome to the Heat Culture Norman!
KLove wasn’t happy at all but thank you Kevin.
Here’s the flip side of the Powell trade. Now Heat has another one-way player to pair with Herro. Both are on expiring contracts.
“Bill Simmons predicts absolute doom for Heat on Tyler Herro extension
Are the Heat destined for a salary-crippling Tyler Herro mistake?”
https://allucanheat.com/bill-simmons-predicts-absolute-doom-heat-tyler-herro-extension?utm_campaign=FanSided+Daily&utm_source=FanSided+Daily&utm_medium=email&sc=e0273490fd355e2c28bdb25751d41af65a4dd80936ff00a80be9866c97887955
He hates the Heat, so his concern is noted.
Yeah, asking Bill Simmons’s opinion about Miami is like asking the Wicked Witch of the West how she feels about water.
I like Bill Simmons, but his takes on the Heat, Lakers, and LeBron should be viewed as troll bait and not legit basketball takes. You could even hear him smirking when he delivered this line in the podcast
Duncan officially gone. Thanks, Dunc
I get that we have a ton of guards but what if we traded Wiggins for Rui Vincent and first or 2nd(s)?
There’s going to be guard consolidation eventually
I would only do it if they gave us a 1 round pick. But tbh I rather leave Gabe in the past.
I would trade Wiggins for a bag of WNBA basketballs
Nice trade. Now Wiggins then throw in Rozier for this lean into youth (?) or gap? (crap) year !
I think Miami needs another big (like Collins) more than another guard, especially if Riley is trying to attract another guard (like Lillard or Beal) on a veteran’s minimum contract. Maybe Powell is leverage to get Herro to sign a smaller extension or in preparation for trading Herro (and Wiggins and ?) for a ss like Antetokounmpo.
The trade doesn’t change anything. Miami still needs an alpha male/leader, an elite PG, a third front court player to rotate with Bam and Ware, and a high scoring wing (if they don’t intend to keep Wiggins). Or did I miss something?
Yeah I think you kind of did Sunman checking boxes is great and all but the other thing about playing assets in the off-season can also be like playing assets in markets sometimes there’s a deal too good to pass up from the value, we gave up 9th or 10th man in the rotation for someone who was being lobbied to be an all star
This guy sounds like another one-way player. Looks like more deadline trade material to go along with Herro, Wiggins and Rozier. (total salaries $110M).
“Heat already have a Norman Powell problem to address after shocking trade.
Powell is a flawed player. (FANSIDED)
…”Powell has produced a negative defensive box score plus-minus for five straight seasons. His offensive contributions make him a positive contributor, but those defensive warts show up more in the playoffs. He had a 0.2 value over replacement player over his three playoff appearances with the Clippers.
The Heat’s inactivity has pushed them behind in the wide-open Eastern Conference. This move adds talent but creates new questions. Can Erik Spoelstra play Tyler Herro and Powell together? Both players are due for extensions and will want significant dollars. Miami can’t overpay for strictly scoring or they could face problems for years to come.
The Clippers gave up 120.3 points per 100 possessions with Powell on the floor in the playoffs and just 106.3 when he was on the bench. It is a tiny seven-game sample, but one the Clippers had to be terrified of if they plan on being serious contenders in 2026. Teams will hunt Powell in the postseason and force him to guard on the ball.
Powell had a blazing start to the 2024-25 season but cooled considerably. That inconsistency has been a theme of Powell’s career. The Heat are acquiring a talented player who will score buckets, but is he averaging 14 points off the bench or 22 as a starter? There is a massive difference, especially for a team that desperately needs offensive punch.”
I replied to you a couple of hours ago and referenced an article so now it’s in HHH purgatory pending approval.
Odd, hope I can read it
4 hours ago. Still pending.
The attention to the site by the administrators seems to be painfully lacking.
Unless they’re deleting random posts. Then they are on it.
8 hours ago.
There it is.
Adding a good player is good, but, certainly, the team needs more. I will assume for the moment that they aren’t done yet.
I agree. The guy to trade is Herro, bring in a big. We would then start to have a respectable team. That is if Wiggins and Rozier played to their abilities.
Nice trade, I like it. Got more offensive firepower on an expiring contract. An elite shooter, who had is best year last season. He had a defensive rating of 113 last season, so in heat system he will be close to that or adequate. He Can be the starter or a 6th man as well. While getting off old love and slo-mo contracts, and didn’t give up a pick either. That’s a win, especially for ppl clamoring for Riley to make a move. The godfather still has some juice left, we opened up a roster spot. Lastly you can bet your butt we ain’t done making moves.
While we know Riley doesn’t have final say so, he still probably influences the decision making as much as anyone on the executive team. So, while no major splash so far, they have now exchanged Duncan, Anderson, and Love for Powell and Fontechio. Not a bad day at the office.
Remember how we broke our brains trying that Wiggins to Lakers trade? Well now with the open roster spot it could be easier to pull off. Rui-Knecht and a pick for Wiggins. I like it, especially if we can get a pick.
Lakers don’t want to give up a pick.
This wont happen. I dont think LAL need player like Wiggins, which is basically another scorer. They need defensive oriented wings, which can hit a three from the corner.
HH could be more obvious target for them, and od course, they wont give up pick or Knecht for him.
The two teams discussed it, so it’s something that is out there. Now with more western conference teams making moves, you never know. The Lakers might feel pressure to do something. Maybe Miami drops the pick request, which would kind of suck. But Rui would go right into the front court rotation and I believe is also on an expiring.
Just spitballing.
It was about what Miami wanted, but nobody is saying, what LAL was willing to offer. Much more likely Vincent and Vanderbilt for Wiggins.
Yes the Lakers do need a player like Wiggins. They perimeter d in a bad way. There potential starting lineup will be bottom of the league bad defensively. Luka, Reaves, Lbj, rui, ayton. Ayton isn’t a top tier rim protector like ad, outside rui, they don’t have any good perimeter defender, and dfs signed with rockets. Knecht hasn’t looked good at all in summer league, even bronny playing better then him. Ik it’s just summer league, but that still affects his value a lil, especially since he’s an older player. I think trade rumors and almost getting traded is messing with his game. His shooting form also regressed a tad bit, since he put on more muscle. So it’s possible they will attach a 1st pick cuz there defense looking kings level bad. They need to make moves to keep luka and lbj happy(mostly luka).
They need a replacement for Finley Smith, and Wiggins is not that.
*They need defensive oriented wings, which can hit a three from the corner.*
That pretty much describes who Wiggins has been in his career – a 2 way player that can hit a 3.
Are we talking about the same player?
That might be a case in his early days, but today his main game is rim penetration. If he is playing with elite shooters, like Curry and Thompson, he can be really effective in that.
With Heat not really, as we learned in past season.
Luka, LBJ and even Reaves are doing the same a lot, so I don’t think they need another one to do the same. What they need is a replacement for Finley Smith. The closest to that in Miami is HH.
Hacimura wasnt bad in PO last year, he was better then Wiggins.
Heat might ask for him, Knecht and pick, but nobody is saying what was counteroffer from LAL, if there was any.
Knecht and pick is everything LAL have to be tradable, and Hachimura is their core player. They wont give that for player, which I believe doesnt fit in their lineup.
If there was an offer, it was probably something like Vincent and Vanderbilt for Wiggins.
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And that is an offer I would not want the Heat to do. Vincent and his $11 million when we now have more than enough guards? No. And they can keep Vanderbilt too.
If that was the case, I’d rather keep Wiggins or find a different trading partner. He has averaged under 17ppg only 2 times in his career. He’s a decent 3 point shooter. He can still defend reasonably well. I think some people are judging him based on his lackluster postseason performance. But just about every player except Mitchell played poorly in that horrible series.
Exactly! Miami shouldn’t be in buying mode, they should be selling. The question now is what can we get. If other teams are trying to fleece the Heat, f*** em! Wiggins is on a good contract and has one year plus an option year left. Play him until the right offer comes along, which may not be until the trade deadline.
That was probably the reason that this trade didnt happen.
I agree that Wiggins have some value, he is a good player, but he didnt had a chance with last year lineup.
Still, I dont thing he is a part of the core moving forward. He is just too expensive to be a 4th wheel in a good team.
Much agreed, I think this gap year will be a pleasant surprise In terms of entertainment. Also are offense will be better, we will go from bottom half of the league to middling pack offense. Wiggins will get pushed to the 4th option. Also we have more tradeable assets, then yesterday.
Nice to be able to give my whole hearted approval to a Heat trade.,Got to give the Godfather some credit, still capable of swinging a nice deal. And, with the two moves for one, maybe something else could be happening. But, this alone makes us a better team.
It definitely makes us better cuz he will replace Duncan shooting, and we have another go to scorer, so they have to pick there poison, instead of always going after herro with doubles,switches,etc. Open roster spot, so anything is possible with another move.
I like Norm. Good player, fits the Heat Culture. My question: Is this the move before the Tyler Herro trade?
That’s what I would do. He might bring a Kuminga, or something of that value, needs to be a big, 6’7”or taller.
Kuminga 28% usage rate with 53% TS and you could have him for 25M per.
Can you throw in a nice Tupperware set? K thanks
I think Herro for Kuminga is starting to make sense at this point
That a great move, two non core players for an expiring contract of starting level player.
Heats salary cap space next summer will be huge.
We needed more shooting and Powell is a career .398% from 3. I hope this means we’re not signing Burks. 😉
I’m still one for a Coffey signing.
Okay, there HAS to be more coming up. Powell is a nice player who had a good year and was great from distance. But if Beal and/or Lillard come here, we will have a huge glut of guards, even assuming Kaspar spends most of his time in the G league. We also added about $5 million to the payroll with Powell making $20.5 million and the 2 outgoing players making about $15 million. His contract expires at the end of the season, but so do the outgoing ones (KA team option). So let’s see what’s next.
We already have a huge glut of off guards. That said Powell can shoot and play defense.
And no offense to Love, but Heat traded two end of bench guys, for a starter, and one who doesn’t lock up money into the future and didn’t give up a pick?
Huge win for Riley (and I’d say I’m one of his largest critics around here.)
I believe they gave a second round pick. I am not criticizing getting Powell, just that there has to be more coming up.
I believe the pick is from the Clippers to the Jazz.
Thanks, that is correct and makes the deal that much better. Not that a second rounder is a big deal, but better to keep them than to move dead wood.
Powell is going to want another contract, so he’s going to be very motivated.
We opened up a roster spot and still have some money. I could see a FA signing. as well as potential trade of Rozier and/or Wiggins.
Agree
I have confidence in the FO to do a good job and a job to the best of their ability considering what options they have available. My only concern is that they don’t move on from Herro and we get Lowry limit again
Gave up nothing for a player of Powell’s status is pretty good
i am afraid this will make them just good enough to get kicked out in the first round for eternity
Man they’re not gonna get rid of Tyler are they. This gonna be the next contract cripple of the franchise. How does Powell do on the other side of the ball?
He’s okay. Not a bad defender. Might be slightly better in Heat’s system. We’ll see.
I don’t see them giving Tyler a huge contract. They might have been dissapointing over the past few seasons, but they haven’t been dumb
Yay! This will help our offense
Tyler has some scoring help and we opened up a roster spot. I imagine they had K-Love’s approval. Probably gets bought out by the Jazz. With one spot open, I wonder what’s next? Assume Beal is off the table or why do this deal. Interesting.