But more importantly, the trade brings the Heat under the luxury-tax threshold. By shedding Highsmith’s expiring $5.6 million salary, the Heat goes from about $1.3 million above the luxury-tax line to about $4.3 million under the luxury-tax threshold.

Haywood Highsmith has been with the Miami Heat for each of the previous four seasons. After a year where he started in 42 games, the Heat announced that they h