The Lakers have spent the summer poking around the market for a two-way wing to bolster their title hopes, with Andrew Wiggins surfacing as a top target. Warnings followed that Miami would demand heavy returns, and insiders kept saying the Heat wanted to see how their roster shaped up before moving any pieces. As one source recently put it on September 28, “Right now, the Heat don’t hold much of a desire to trade Wiggins and are operating under the mindset of waiting to see how things play out during the first few months of the regular season”. That posture matters to L.A. because Wiggins was viewed as a direct upgrade on the wing. And now, the timing of another development has only increased Miami’s appetite to stand pat.

Tyler Herro underwent left ankle surgery on Friday, and the Heat

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