Miami Heat: Why they should not trade for Kemba Walker

Let’s take a look at the potential  side effects of the Miami Heat acquiring Kemba Walker’s contract

The knee isn’t the only problem with acquiring Walker, as he has a large salary. Walker is scheduled to make 36 million dollars next season. Unfortunately, that means that the Miami Heat would have to trade a salary to acquire him, as they can only open up a maximum of 28 million dollars in cap space this offseason.

For instance, they would have to pick up Andre Iguodala’s $15 million option to send him to Boston, plus KZ Okpala and a draft pick to be in the running to acquire Walker. Thus, the only way the Miami Heat could justify this trade is to accentuate more of Walker’s strengths. Walker has also thrived on the ball as a pick and roll ball handler.

Walker has averaged 10.5 possessions per game since 2015, shooting 43.2 percent from the field on 8.6 shots per game. The shooting percentage allows him to generate 10.4 points per game: 46.8 percent of his scoring output. However, if the Heat acquires Walker, they will likely have to keep him for the remainder of his contract as he has a $37.6 million player option for the 2022-23 season. Therefore, they would have to attach an asset to move him.