The Heat wound up paying their way out of the jam and into the five-team deal that sent Jimmy Butler to the Warriors and delivered Andrew Wiggins from the Warriors. As part of the machinations, the Heat made a pair of sizable cash payments to complete the transaction in the five-team deal. Each season, teams are given a maximum allotment of money that either can be sent out in transactions or take back in transactions, with the figure this season at $7.24 million. In order to offload pieces in the transaction — essentially cover remaining salaries of players included for cap-matching purposes — the Heat sent out $563,655 to the Jazz to take on the salary of guard Josh Richardson, who since has been waived by Utah. In addition, the Heat sent $3.5 million to the Toronto Raptors, who took on the contract of former Heat forward P.J. Tucker. -via South Florida Sun-Sentinel / February 13, 2025
