There may be teams interested in acquiring Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Chris Paul ahead of this season's trade deadline, but it sounds like the Miami Heat will not be among them.

According to a report from Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports, the Heat aren't expected to make a run at Paul and aren't looking to make a major shake-up. There was some discussion in the summer about a three-team deal that would send Paul to Miami, but the Heat were a bit leery of his contract.

Via NBC Sports:

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Don’t hold your breath. Before trading Russell Westbrook to Oklahoma City, the Rockets tried to engage the Heat on a three-team deal to reroute Paul to Miami, but the Heat resisted, multiple sources told NBC Sports. The Heat’s desire for Westbrook was “a level above” their interest in Paul, according to one high-level source involved in those talks.

As it stands now, the Heat aren’t expected to make a run at Paul, per multiple sources. They like their locker room chemistry and aren’t actively looking to shake it up. More importantly, Paul’s contract complicates Miami’s potential future. Paul will be 35 years old in May and is due $41.4 million next season and will be 37 when he’s due $44.2 million. A glamour market like Miami doesn’t need to make trades to acquire a star. Smaller markets like Utah, Charlotte and Portland do.

In what was one of the bigger deals of the 2019 offseason, the Houston Rockets traded Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook.

Paul's production is down a bit this season, but he would still be a fine addition for a lot of teams — those that can afford him, of course. The former No. 4 overall pick has played in 24 games this season, racking up averages of 15.7 points on 44.9 percent shooting from the field (35.9 percent from beyond the arc), 6.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 31.1 minutes per outing.

For now, it sounds like the Heat would like to stand pat and focus on developing the pieces they have as they continue to play well. That doesn't mean the team won't make a move, though. It just means that it likely won't be for Paul.