The Brooklyn Nets' decision to send a heavily protected second-round pick to the Miami Heat for Haywood Highsmith was an abrupt one. Miami's decision to move on from Highsmith apparently wasn't. Per Ethan J. Skolnick of Miami Heat on SI, Highsmith was initially planned to be included in the Heat's trade for Norman Powell back in July.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green called out criticism of teammate Jimmy Butler after Butler's former team, the Miami Heat, traded forward Haywood Highsmith.

In a move that takes the team below the punitive NBA luxury tax, the Miami Heat are trading forward Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second-round draft choice to the Brooklyn Nets.