Heat Looking To Avoid Luxury Tax Bill (Trading Wright Possible?)

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Miami president Pat Riley is going to look for a way to get under the NBA's luxury-tax threshold prior to February's trade deadline.

 

The Miami Herald writes that a likely scenario would involve the Heat trading a low-salaried player to a team below the cap that could take on the contract without having to send a player back in return.

 

Teams that finish the season below the league's $71.2 million luxury-tax threshold would be in line to receive an estimated $4.4 million rebate from a tax fund.

 

"When you stop and think about exactly what that means, it's a $7 million swing," Riley said Sunday. "So that's nothing to sneeze at. If you have the ability to move in that direction, then you have to do it."

Strictly from a numbers standpoint, dealing swingman Dorell Wright, who has a $2.9 million salary, would essentially wipe out Miami's tax.

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I doubt they are going to trade Wright as he is a vital part of their future. I think that they would more likely trade James Jones (4.3 mil) or one of the other swingmen they have in Daequan Cook and Y.Diawara.