Half god and half ghost! 96 million in 4 years! The Heat broke the hand

On August 30, according to NBA reporter Jake Fischer, the Heat plan to buy out Terry Rozier. During this offseason, the Heat have always wanted to send Rozier away, but unfortunately no team is willing to take over. Previously, the Heat used Rozier to offer Smart to the Wizards, and the Wizards would rather buy out Smart directly than ask for Rozier.

Rozier's current contract is US$96 million for four years, expires in the summer of 2026, with one year of US$26.6 million left. Rozier was born on March 17, 1994. He was 31 years old and was in his battle year. It was an expiring contract. Why didn’t anyone want it? On the one hand, the condition is declining, and on the other hand, it is involved in a betting scandal, and many teams do not want to cause trouble.

The competition in this investigation took place on March 23, 2023, when Rozier was still playing for the Hornets. In the Hornets and Pelicans' game, a professional gambler made 30 bets around Rozier, all buying his next shift. Rozier only played for 10 minutes and withdrew from the game due to a "foot injury". The gambler's 30 bets hit all, making a big profit!

After the NBA investigation, it was determined that Rozier did not violate league regulations. During this offseason, the federal prosecutor's office in the Eastern District of New York restarted the investigation. Rozier is not charged at present, but the investigation is still in progress. Another NBA player, Malik Beasley, was also investigated this summer, but Beasley has cleared his suspicion and re-entered the free market.

I don’t know how long the investigation against Rozier will last, and even the Heat are unsure. How dare other teams wade into the muddy waters? In the 2024-25 season, Rozier played 64 games with the Heat, including 23 starts. He averaged 25.9 minutes per game, scored 10.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists, and shot from three events: 39.1%, 29.5%, and 85.2%.

has the lowest score per game in the past six years, with the second lowest three-point shooting percentage in his career, only higher than his rookie season. It is worth mentioning that before the Rockets and Suns reached a deal, the Heat used Wiggins + Rozier + No. 20 picks in the first round of this year + 2 substitutes to quote Durant. Rozier is definitely a negative asset, and the Suns certainly rejected the first team with high salary and low energy: Rozier, Bill, Jaylen Green, Kuzma and Paul George. There are also bloggers who posted a collection of outrageous mistakes from Rozier, suspected that he was betting on football. Due to his poor performance, Rozier closed his personal ins from March to June this year and did not reopen until the offseason. In the 2015 NBA Draft, Rozier was selected by the Celtics with the 16th pick in the first round, with a rookie contract of $8.77 million for 4 years. In the summer of 2019, Rozier joined the Hornets for 3 years with a total of $58 million. In the 2020-21 season, Rozier averaged 20.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 38.9%. In the summer of 2021, the Hornets renewed their contract with Rozier in four years and $96 million in advance. At that time, everyone thought the Hornets would hit them, but they didn't expect the Heat to take action. In January 2024, the Heat used Lowry + 2027 protected first-round pick, 2 for 1 to get Rozier from the Hornets. In the 2023-24 season, he averaged 16.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game with the Heat.

Do you think Rozier can still recover his state? If bought out, which team is suitable for him?