The Miami Heat were reportedly one of several teams — along with squads like the Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs — that DeMar DeRozan explored a contract with in the offseason prior to joining the Sacramento Kings in a sign-and-trade deal.
“DeRozan, who league sources say explored scenarios with the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and Warriors in search of a market value deal, had grown more fond of the Sacramento idea as time went on,” The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Anthony Slater wrote.
Back in July, it was reported that DeRozan and the Heat had mutual interest in each other. Additionally, The Athletic’s Jovan Buha reported in the same month that the Heat were seen as “slight favorites” to land DeRozan in free agency…