15 minutes of HEAT – Kyle Lowry’s time with the Miami HEAT seems to be coming to an end

15 minutes of HEAT – Kyle Lowry’s time with the Miami HEAT seems to be coming to an end

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Jeep.com we did do already more than 15 minutes of heat um one of the stories and we didn’t talk about it much but this Kyle Lowry story is building some momentum he is not starting he’s made it clear that he wants to start and well he

He he backtracked a little bit after the loss yesterday to be fair because Friday night he did not start he said I hope this is just a one game thing but he said he wants to be in the starting lineup for sure for sure yes which you

Know that he does yeah this is the beginning of the end I mean I don’t I don’t think that that’s a secret right I mean this this has been coming for a while and now I think we’re kind of at it but Ira winderman got a uh a question

In the Sun Sentinel but it was more of a request please ask Kyle Lowry how he feels about getting benched so he can say something out of pocket and force Pat Riley to trade him and Ira responds that’s not how it works in this business or at least how

It works with me besides Kyle Lowry has made it abundantly clear that he believes he should be a starter with this team so what it comes down to is his play not his comments or even body language if he contributes as a reserve then all else is ancillary and if his

Lack of presence in the starting lineup proves debilitating then Eric spoler and the heat got a different answer of course all this is transpiring as we move towards the February 8th NBA trading deadline and at this point Lowry has an expiring contract it appears to have more value to the heat than low

And uh again all it takes is a game or two to alter that perception but that is the perception right now I think the heat right now I’m uh I I don’t think I’m saying anything out of line here Solana if they could move him with that contract that

Expiring contract they would do so in a heartbeat I don’t know if they would do so in a heartbeat I think the question is more what are they getting back do the heat want to remain flexible A lot of people are talking about Terry roier a lot of people have talked about

Deon Murray what do they willing to risk outside of lowry to land a dejonte Murray which doesn’t seem likely anymore or a Terry roier I I’ve seen Spencer Den witty be discussed as well what are they willing on top of lowry to give up which you know would probably be a Niko yovic

Potential first round picks draft assets and what what are they willing to get back to one stay underneath that second tax apron so that Mickey Arison doesn’t have to pay the taxes and two to limit them in the off season that to me is the bigger question and I don’t think the

Miami Heat are willing to take back contracts for a dejonte Murray or for a Terry roir that would then limit them in cap space moving forward I I don’t I don’t see that as something the Miami Heat want to do possible they just release him no it

Wouldn’t it would make no sense for them to buy buy him out even maybe if he would agree you know to give up some of that that money but I I don’t see that as as a legiate option if you’re the Miami Heat because I mean that would

Look really bad then would here here’s what Ira winderman wrote today regarding Kyle Lowry the Miami Heat appear to be moving toward an end game with Kyle Lowry in the wake of his shift to a reserve role the past two games resolution with the veteran point guard

Is not only expected by the February 8th trading deadline but potentially could come as early as this week where Lowry previously has been viewed as a stabilizing presence the 37-year-old veteran now stands with his primary value as an expiring 29.7 29.7 million salary Lowry played 25 minutes as the

Heat’s third Reserve in Sunday night’s loss to the magic uh their third consecutive defeat he closed one of nine from the field including 0 of six on three-pointers prior to the game SPO said of Shifting Lowry to the bench that’s not an indictment of one player Kyle’s been great as a starter really

Last year off the bench so this isn’t really about him this about us to try trying to get to a higher level and I believe that with SPO just you know what tinkering is what he calls it right when he Tinkers with different things moves guys around trying to

Figure out the best combination to be on the floor at the same time but with the heat the the move moving of pieces you’re going to upgrade at the point guard position Terry Rosier whoever you speaking about uh deante deante I hate his name Murray number five from the

Hawks but like to say the heat one player away from a championship it pops up my mind no but they just won the East last year so like what are you cuz most people when you’re making moves at the earlier they added they added by drafting Triple J and that’s the thing

So like are we are we all in is Mick all in and salana just brought up the the the luxury tax and all that stuff are we all in to try to make this team as best as we can to win a championship because if they didn’t make the playoffs last

Year I’d say no they won the damn East last year so if we have to add a piece or two here or there can we go back to the finals I think Milwaukee fans would say no I think a lot of fans would say no that Nicks coming up it’s different

Teams out they be like no y’all can’t win it this year but we’re one year removed from winning the Eastern Conference I I agree but but I mean Terry roier makes 24 million this year next year and I think it’s partly guaranteed in 25 26 if you think you’re Terry roier away

From getting Jimmy Butler his first ring then go ahead do it but you want to be tied down to Terry roier for 23 and a half 24 million over the next two seasons after this year like that that’s a legitimate question that needs to be asked here Heat fans are scapegoating

Kyle Lowry and I agree 100% he’s been really bad the last three and a half weeks I agree with Coach Bo taking him out of the starting lineup but just look at the numbers they took him out of the starting lineup against Atlanta they only scored 24 points they were still

Down eight at the end of the first quarter they took him out against Orlando last night they only scored 19 points they were still down three at the end of the first quarter clearly Lowry out of the starting lineup didn’t fix your slow start issues which have been

Abysmal since Jimmy Butler has returned if you want to scape goat Kyle Lowry go ahead there’s deeper issues with this Heat team that’s not just Kyle Lowry playing bad seen a uh amazing transformation from Solana hates Tua loves Kyle Lowry crazy now a lot of South Florida sports fans would go the

Opposite direction but Sana has carved out a lane he is all in on Kyle Lowry SPO is making a mistake and he is 100% out on Tua I like it Salon I applaud you for it I’m not defending Kyle Lowry I just think it’s silly for everybody to

Say oh trade him just get him out of here trade him okay you have to add something to trade him and you you want to give up Nico or you want to give up a first round pick for Terry roier like what do Terry roier yes he’s better than Kyle Lowry

That’s not the missing piece for you it doesn’t like it doesn’t make any sense to me if the heat are going to trade Kyle Lowry or Tyler hero it has to be for a piece that is going to take them what are you going to do you got a $30

Million a year guy shooting one of nine like what what are you going to do contract Nico it’s not impressive I’m going just tell you that from a I’m a Heat fan I know you cover him you know the guys like nobody’s worried about losing Nico Heat fans are Crowder I I’m

I’m fine with with packaging Nico to a deal if you’re getting back a player that his caliber can make you a legit legate title Contender even if Jimmy bam and Tyler are struggling but we’re like Terry roier deante Murray like you have to pay those guys a lot of money over

The next couple Seasons that’s what you want to go you’re you’re pushing all your chips to the middle of the table I can’t wait till they move on from Lowry and salana completely changes his tune no salana and I’m not arguing with you I just the thought of this where you just

Said if we move these pieces we have to be a legit contender we were a legit Contender last year cuz we won the East and went to the finals so like were we a a legit Contender what can Terry roier do more than Kyle Larry can do because this team

Minus the board went to LA and a couple other pieces that left Strauss and all those guys like what’s his name quickly this is great what’s the boy in La I forgot his name Gabe vinon G vinon maxu Max Tru we lose those guys the guy’s

Point is that they were just in the NBA finals and it’s like it’s like just a few months ago and he’s like the boy in LA and Strauss like so to your point like oh this is going to be a big piece bro they just went to the finals last year with

The same big three that you’re talking about what are we going to add to them do we need to add something I know they’re struggling now but we talked about it they weren’t killing everybody in the regular season last year either you’re missing my point I’m fine with

Trading Kyle Lowry he’s been really bad he’s been really bad but don’t say hey everything will be fixed if you trade Kyle Lowry go get a better point guard okay I’m down but you want to pay Terry roier that amount of money for the next two seasons you want to pay deante

Murray 27 A5 million over the next three seasons when his extension kicks in next year you’re pushing all your chips to the center of the table for Tyler hero Bama deio Jimmy Butler and one of those two guys and to me that’s wait a second though it’s not all your chips it and

You easily could move Tyler hero incoming seasons can you can can you you’re saying easily absolutely Co we just went through a whole off seon where your biggest trade piece was Tyler hero and and Joe crony W even sit down with you but it was but I I don’t I don’t

Think Joe Cronin you can use him as the barometer of whether there was a market for Tyler hero or not because I mean that that that thing was bungled from the get-go I I don’t think it’s moving all your chips in I think it’s hey can we do anything this season we’ll deal

With it next season because that’s what Andy ellisburg is always able to do and that’s what Pat Riley’s always been able to do is there anything that we can do this season Kyle Lowry is obviously a guy whose minutes are waning is there anything we can do to improve this

Season and give us a better chance at making a run in the postseason like we did last year and then we’ll see what happens when the the and and I don’t think that’s Folly like I I think that’s I think that’s fair I think Kyle Lowry

Is not going to be the piece you need to get to the NBA finals he wasn’t or to get to win the NBA finals and so you’ve got to move on if you can upgrade him slightly and then worry about it next off season I don’t think you’d be

Hamstrung by that particular roster for for Seasons to come I mean you hope you’re not but it’s a risk it’s a risk you’re you’re if you’re willing to make it then I’m I’d be cool with it I’m just saying I don’t foresee Pat riy and Andy ellisburg saying hey we can get 30

Million off the books at the end of the season and by the way we like our team we hope when hawz comes back this team will be able to figure it out and go on another one of these big runs which is what I think they feel about this roster

And they’re willing to sacrifice flexibility this off season to improve at KY Lowry’s position with a guy they’re going to owe a lot of money to over the next couple years and that’s where I differ there where I don’t I don’t think the front office believes the risk outweighs the reward right I

Mean we’ll find out we’re going to find out in the next couple of weeks yeah like we’ll have a definitive answer on that so we shall see all right there you go uh 15 minutes of heat and uh heat they’re off till Wednesday Solana yeah they get the Grizzlies Wednesday night

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Once we establish we’re doing 15 Minutes of HEAT and not 15 Minutes of eat … we get to the pressing news regarding Kyle Lowry’s role with Miami diminishing and whether the Heat should be looking to trade the disgruntled point guard.