Overview
- Jaquez’s fourth-year option is valued at about $5.9 million for 2026–27, making him eligible for a rookie-scale extension in the 2026 offseason.
- Ware’s third-year option is about $4.7 million for 2026–27, with a separate team decision due next fall on his $7.1 million option for 2027–28.
- Miami is the first NBA team reported to act on 2026–27 rookie-scale options, ahead of the league’s Oct. 31 deadline.
- The decisions do not create room below the 2025–26 luxury-tax line, leaving the Heat without space to add a 15th standard roster player.
- An option call on 2022 first-rounder Nikola Jovic remains due by the end of October, and Jaquez could see early minutes with Tyler Herro expected to miss at least the season’s first month.