Kyle Lowry is currently being traded by the Miami Heat to the Charlotte Hornets for Terry Rozier in a swap of point guards, a particular person with awareness of the settlement told The Related Push on Tuesday.
The defending Japanese Convention champion Heat also are sending a 2027 initial-round draft decide to the Hornets to finish the offer, according to the particular person who spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity for the reason that the trade was however pending league acceptance.
Rozier figures to be an rapid improve for the Heat. He is averaging 23.2 factors and 6.6 helps — both of those job bests — in 30 games this period and is shooting a profession-large 46% as effectively.
Lowry — a 6-time All-Star and 2019 NBA winner with Toronto — experienced started off in every single of his first 35 appearances with the Heat this season, then was taken out of the starting 5 final week, and it didn’t choose very long for speculation to start out that his time with Miami was operating shorter.
He averaged 8.2 factors and 4 assists for every recreation for the Warmth this period, turns 38 in March and is on a $29.7 million expiring contract. He struggled in his closing five online games with Miami, taking pictures 5 for 30 and averaging only 2 points and 3.6 assists in that span.
The 29-12 months-previous Rozier is generating $23.2 million this season and is less than deal for two extra seasons. Charlotte is 10-31, perfectly exterior the playoff photo in the East.
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