Heat may trade Terry Rozier to Los Angeles after gambling investigation

Billy Heyen

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Terry Rozier is probably ready to get back to focusing on basketball.

He was cleared after a months-long gambling investigation, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

But now, the Miami Heat might look to trade Rozier, according to SI's Sean Jordan. He goes on to predict a trade to the Los Angeles Clippers.

In the trade idea, the Heat would get Bogdan Bogdanovic and Kris Dunn for Rozier and a 2027 second-round pick.

"The Clippers could use another scoring guard off the bench behind James Harden and Norman Powell," Jordan writes. "Rozier fits that need. A return for Miami consisting of Bogdanovic and Dunn could end up being quite the haul. Bogdanovic shot an impressive 42 percent from three-point range throughout his 30 games with Los Angeles. He could be a solid replacement for Duncan Robinson, who joined the Detroit Pistons earlier this week. Dunn, originally viewed as a draft bust, has turned into a solid swiss army knife. He is not much of a scorer but his defense and playmaking would fit well opposite Tyler Herro."

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This would be quite a haul for the Heat to receive in return for Rozier.

Bogdanovic can light it up, and Dunn has saved his career and is a great defender.

Especially given Rozier is coming off a controversial situation, albeit one he's been cleared of, it's not obvious the Clippers would do a deal like this. But it's worth keeping an eye on.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle