Overview
- Reporting late Friday indicates the Lakers are circling back to Miami on Wiggins ahead of February’s trade deadline.
- The Heat have signaled they are not actively shopping Wiggins and have held firm on draft-pick demands.
- Los Angeles can match Wiggins’ $28.2 million salary with Rui Hachimura plus another expiring contract, but Miami is seeking draft capital or a young prospect beyond salary relief.
- Wiggins, 30, is in his first full season with Miami and is averaging 15.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists, with one year remaining on his deal after this season.
- Other teams, including the Bucks, are being monitored as potential suitors, and league chatter suggests several Lakers assets are not highly valued by rivals.