Miami Heat Free Agency: Unlimited Time, Unlimited Options

It was announced late Monday night that free agency will start on November 20th at 6 p.m. ET.

Sources: NBA free agency will start on Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. ET, signings start on Nov. 22 at 12:01 p.m. ET.

For the 2020-21 season, the NBA’s salary cap will be $109.140 million and the tax level will be $132.627 million.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 10, 2020

The Miami Heat have so many options heading into that day, but time is on their side.

The big question that has been looming around that front office is the one that Pat Riley brought up in his presser, “Do you just run it back without doing anything?”

Obviously that is a possible option, since they just made it to the NBA Finals, but I don’t believe it’s their first option. Guys like Goran Dragic and Jae Crowder will most likely be taken care of, but a “whale” to improve this team will always be first on their list.

The reason they have unlimited time is because they’re going to be waiting to see what shows up to their doorstep, instead of the other way around. Miami is clearly a place that everybody in the league wants to be and play for, which is why they will be looking out for guys pushing themselves out of cities via trades.

Pat Riley and the crew will be playing a patient game this off-season to find the best possible option for both this season and 2021 free agency.

And with the NBA draft set to happen in a little over a week, they will clearly use that 20th pick to their advantage as well.

It’s truly looking up for Miami heading into this next season, mostly since even if all other trades and signings fall through, they have a pretty intriguing core to fall back on.

And by the way, with Miami’s front office, not many things will fall through.