Longtime Miami Heat combo forward Caleb Martin, a starter during the club's run to the 2023 NBA Finals, rejected a lucrative long-term contract extension to stay with the franchise, according to Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.Per Jackson and Chiang, the 6-foot-5 Nevada product has been seeking a new contract that would have paid him 'easily' more than $15 million per season.
The Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs have also chatted with Chicago about working out a possible sign-and-trade for DeRozan, a source tells Jackson and Chiang.So far this offseason, the Heat have re-signed stretch five backup Kevin Love and deep-bench center Thomas Bryant. Miami has also added longtime wing Alec Burks to a one-year, veteran's minimum contract, per a team press release.