NBA free agency is almost here and teams are preparing for a wild time. The Miami Heat had a couple of decisions to make before the start of free agency, specifically regarding Andre Igoudala and Goran Dragic, and they announced both of those decisions on Sunday.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Heat declined Igoudala's option, making him a free agent.
The Heat are declining the $15M team option on F Andre Iguodala’s contract for next season, making him a free agent, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 1, 2021
Igoudala has been rumored to a number of teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, and the $15 million option was always too much for a player towards the end of his career. Then Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the Heat have picked up the option for Goran Dragic.
The Miami Heat are picking up guard Goran Dragic’s $19.4 million team option for the 2021-22 season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 1, 2021
So Dragic is back in Miami, and Igoudala is more than likely out. The Heat have made no secrets about their efforts to link up with point guard Kyle Lowry, one of the most coveted players on the free-agent market, and these moves all but hint at a strong run at the Toronto Raptors veteran.
As the Miami Heat create salary cap space, Toronto free agent guard Kyle Lowry remains a firm target in free agency, sources tell ESPN. Miami has more levers to pull to create space to sign Lowry outright — or can still endeavor to work a sign-and-trade with the Raptors.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 1, 2021
After the Heat lost in the first round against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, they went to the drawing board and trying to do whatever it takes to make another deep playoff run in 2021-2022 and beyond, and adding Lowry would be a huge boost for the Heat.
Get ready, it is going to be wild.
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