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Anthony Chiang: Heat still operating under the belief that it can trade Terry Rozier ahead of Thursday's deadline.

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An arbitrator on Monday ruled in favor of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in a salary dispute with the NBA that arose after he was federally indicted in a gambling investigation, sources told ESPN. Rozier's salary, which had been held in escrow since December, will be released after the arbitrator found that under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, players cannot be put on unpaid leave other than in cases of domestic abuse or child abuse, sources familiar with the ruling said.

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The Heat and NBA agreed to put Rozier's salary for the 2025-26 season in escrow after Rozier was arrested and indicted in October as part of a federal gambling investigation that also ensnared Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups. The NBPA appealed the agreement to withhold his salary, which is approximately $26.6 million.

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The Heat can offer a blue-chip young talent in Kel’el Ware, who is third in the NBA in rebounds per 36 minutes at 14.7 (behind Mitchell Robinson and Andre Drummond) and second among all NBA centers in three-point shooting percentage at 41 percent, behind only Denver superstar Nikola Jokic. The Heat’s offer, according to a source, is widely expected to include Ware, Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier’s expiring contract, and another young player or more, as well as first-round picks in 2030 and 2032 and possibly first-round pick swaps in 2026, 2029 and 2031.

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The Heat might need to acquire another first-round pick to sweeten its offer. That can be achieved in several several ways. Among them: 1). Try to find a team that will trade a 2026 or 2027 first-round pick to Miami for Andrew Wiggins. 2). Amend the protections on the first-round pick due Charlotte. That first-rounder is lottery protected in 2027 and unprotected in 2028. If Heat waives the protections and Charlotte agrees to accept an unprotected Heat pick in 2026 or 2028, that would free up a third first-rounder to trade to the Bucks.

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Timothy McCormack, a self-proclaimed gambling addict, received a two-year prison sentence Wednesday as he became the first defendant to be sentenced for his role in a sweeping conspiracy involving NBA players Terry Rozier and Jontay Porter. A federal judge in Brooklyn handed down the sentence to McCormack, who defrauded sports betting platforms by using nonpublic information to place highly profitable wagers tied to the performance of NBA players allegedly in on the scheme.

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Timothy McCormack, a self-proclaimed gambling addict, received a two-year prison sentence Wednesday as he became the first defendant to be sentenced for his role in a sweeping conspiracy involving NBA players Terry Rozier and Jontay Porter.

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Anthony Chiang: Kel'el Ware (hamstring tightness) ruled out for tonight vs. Kings. Heat also remains without Tyler Herro, Jahmir Young, Vlad Goldin and Terry Rozier tonight.

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Rozier was placed on immediate leave Oct. 23 after he was indicted with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, charges to which he pleaded not guilty in December. Sources told ESPN in December it was unclear what would happen if the Heat attempted to trade Rozier's $26.6 million expiring contract before the deadline. Notably, the Heat elected not to waive Rozier before the Jan. 7 guaranteed date, a move that would have saved Miami $1.7 million in salary relief and opened a roster spot.

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Anthony Chiang: Norman Powell (low back soreness) listed as questionable for tomorrow’s home game vs. Suns. Vlad Goldin, Jahmir Young, Myron Gardner and Terry Rozier out for Heat. Rest of Heat roster expected to be available.

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Barry Jackson: Per source, one reason why the NBA hasn't terminated Rozier contract and given Miami cap space (unlike what it did with J. Porter) is the league has not been given access to whatever evidence the feds have in their charges against Rozier. So NBA has no evidence to overturn its previous conclusion that Rozier did nothing wrong. Heat operating under belief it can trade him as a cap facilitator.

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Anthony Chiang: Heat ruling out Vlad Goldin, Jahmir Young and Terry Rozier for tomorrow’s game vs. Pacers in Indy. Rest of Heat roster expected to be available tomorrow

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Anthony Chiang: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (ankle) is listed as questionable for tomorrow's game vs. Bulls in Chicago. Terry Rozier, Vlad Goldin and Jahmir Young ruled out for the Heat. Rest of Heat's roster is expected to be available tomorrow vs. Bulls.

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Anthony Chiang: The Heat has opted to keep Terry Rozier on its roster past today's 5 p.m. league-wide deadline to release players before all contracts become fully guaranteed. This means that Rozier's full $26.6 million salary is now guaranteed.

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