NBA Trade Deadline: Grading how all 30 teams performed at the deadline

Miami Heat

Key Moves:

• Traded Tyler Johnson and Wayne Ellington to the Suns for Ryan Anderson (per Adrian Wojnarowski).

The Miami Heat couldn’t strike the big deal at the NBA Trade Deadline, but they did accomplish to breakup some of their depth in the back-court. Even though most fans will be disappointed that they didn’t really shed salary, moving Johnson will help.

The move will make more room in the rotation for Dion Waiters, until Goran Dragic returns, and the Ellington questions will now disappear. Many expected them to try and move some of their bigger contracts on the roster, but evidently they were unable to do so.

It will ultimately be looked back as a disappointing trade deadline day for the Heat, but considering this roster and their limited assets, you can’t really be all that surprised with what transpired.

Grade: C