MIAMI — Until the weekend, the composition of the Miami Heat’s 2025-26 roster remained an abstract. While there were 14 players under standard contract, there also was the pesky reality of a non-contender stuck in the luxury tax.

Then came the Friday trade of Haywood Highsmith to the Brooklyn Nets that got the Heat under the tax. Then came the Saturday re-signing of Dru Smith that got the Heat back to the total of 14 players under standard contract that they will likely carry into the start of the season.

So finally, after the moves that brought in Norman Powell, Simone Fontecchio and first-round pick Kasparas Jakucionis, and the corresponding moves that sent out Duncan Robinson, Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson and Highsmith, stock can be taken.

Where do the Heat stand six weeks before th

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