Trade Radar · open rumor · Saturday, November 7 · 3 d ago

Southeast Notes: Wiggins, Heat, Young, Hawks, Flemings

Reported by Anthony ChiangRead the original report ↗

Veteran forward Andrew Wiggins flourished during the Heat’s preseason games this fall but he has struggled in a major way to open the regular season, according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. The former No. 1 overall pick says he’s “not too sure” why he has played so poorly through nine game. “I just […]

Confidence

47%

Reporter starting tier	50	editorial tier, not a measured record
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−3	3 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Andrew Wiggins

Heat · F · 15.4 pts · 4.8 reb · 2.7 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $30.17M · next season $16.35M · player option

Atlanta Hawks

$198.5M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet

Miami Heat

$206.9M · in the tax · 14 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →

Andrew Wiggins → Hawks

Send out at least $22.67M

The Hawks are over the cap, so to take on $30.17M they need to send out $22.67M or more under the outgoing + $7.5M rule.

Trade Radar · what it would change

If Andrew Wiggins moved

Heat$206.9M payroll · in the tax

The ShiftRotationWho's playing the minutesStarters and minutes shares right now On / offWigginsThe Heat with and without himNet rating from every substitution Trade MachineBuild itMake the salaries matchCBA rules and aprons included Cap sheet$206.9MHeat payroll and apron roomEvery contract and option

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