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NBA Trade Deadline 2020: 5 trades to make the Miami Heat a contender

By Ian Levy

MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 29: Justise Winslow #20 of the Miami Heat looks om prior to the game against the Golden State Warriors at American Airlines Arena on November 29, 2019 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 29: Justise Winslow #20 of the Miami Heat looks om prior to the game against the Golden State Warriors at American Airlines Arena on November 29, 2019 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 28: Marcus Morris Sr. #13 of the New York Knicks looks on prior to the game against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on December 28, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 28: Marcus Morris Sr. #13 of the New York Knicks looks on prior to the game against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on December 28, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /

4. Adding shooting from the New York Knicks

The Knicks should be looking to turn any veteran asset they can into something for down the road. The hypothetical fit is not ideal between Winslow as a primary ball-handler and rookie R.J. Barrett, but the focus should be on talent acquisition at this deadline. Morris isn’t a long-term piece for New York but Winslow certainly could be.

For Miami, Morris could play a similar role to Gallinari, although they’re likely to get a lot more out of him as a spot-up shooter than a creator in isolations or attacking mismatches. Morris is having a career-year and might be unsustainably hot from the outside right now but he’s a player who thrived in high-leverage situations with the Celtics and could be an asset in the playoffs. Payton is just warm body and a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency option at point guard. Smith Jr. has struggled enough through his first two seasons that he probably wouldn’t be in a playoff rotation but he gives the Heat a project to try and develop for the future.

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