"Miami can offer Achiuwa a veteran's minimum contract right now without any additional moves. As Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald notes, though, it won't do so without ensuring it avoids the luxury tax. The Heat are working within tight margins on this front. They are within $2 million of the tax line. A veteran's minimum deal for Achiuwa would take them past it."
"This isn't technically a problem. Miami has until the end of the league's 2025-26 calendar to get out of the tax. Yet, in a patently confusing stance, the Heat insist on remaining outside the tax now. If they sign Achiuwa, Jackson says they are more likely to waive Terry Rozier's expiring contract, save around $1.7 million, and skirt the tax that way. Make no bones about it, this would be a stupid move by Miami."
"Remove the curiously self-imposed logistics, and Achiuwa still doesn't make sense for the Heat. During his time in Miami, Toronto, and New York, he was always at his best alongside playmakers who could tee him up. The Heat's best passer is Tyler Herro-a skilled playmaker who isn't quite a floor general. Miami's spacing also isn't yet conducive to adding another"
The Miami Heat are exploring options for an additional frontline player and have considered bringing back Precious Achiuwa. Financially, a veteran's minimum contract for Achiuwa would push the team past the luxury-tax threshold, and the Heat are insisting on staying below the tax now. Waiving Terry Rozier's expiring deal to offset the cost would preserve tax status but would limit midseason trade flexibility. On-court fit is also problematic: Achiuwa performs best with consistent playmaking, while Miami's primary playmaker, Tyler Herro, is not a floor general, and current spacing complicates adding another interior piece.
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