The Miami Heat desperately need more shooting in the aftermath of the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade. (Mandatory Credit: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
The Miami Heat officially tipped off the 2026 NBA Offseason by acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo in a massive six-player blockbuster. But the Heat’s work is far from finished; the next few weeks should be quite busy for them.
One area that desperately needs to be addressed is the team’s 3-point shooting around Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo — with Tyler Herro, Kasparas Jakucionis and Kel’el Ware (and possibly Norman Powell) all gone. Who are a few free agents they should target to remedy that need? Let’s examine!
Honorable Mention: Coby White
Skinny: My hunch is that White, who’s from North Carolina, is returning to Charlotte. But he’s worth exploring for the mid-level. White is a good shot creator and shooter — two areas that Heat desperately need to address. Last year, he averaged 17.4 points and 4.0 assists on 44.6/36.2/81.7 shooting splits. He’d be among the best-case scenario of players Miami could realistically add this summer.
Quentin Grimes:
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Skinny: Grimes is a name that I have repeatedly mentioned as a player the Heat should target over the last several weeks. He has a fairly strong track record of being an efficient 3-point shooter despite a career-worst season last year, shooting 37.5 percent on 5.2 triple tries over his first four seasons. Grimes is also a rock-solid defender who moves his feet well and can defend 1-3s. He also has some more juice off the dribble than he gets credit for, but his strong 3-and-D pedigree would be beneficial to a Heat rotation bereft of guard depth.
Gary Trent Jr.:
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Skinny: Another 3-and-D option; Trent’s caveat is that he’ll have a $3.9 million player option to navigate by next week. He didn’t have a great second season in Milwaukee, averaging 8.1 points on 36.0 percent shooting from deep after a very strong postseason in 2024-25. Should he opt out, Trent’s two-way services could be beneficial in Miami, although he has slipped the last two seasons defensively. Still, the 27-year-old offers a high floor as a 3-point shooter — shooting 39.2 percent (6.4 3PA) from deep from 2019-25 — and could be a low-cost option.
Luke Kennard:
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Skinny: Kennard is one of the most efficient marksmen in the whole sport. But his percentages are a little fluky given his propensity to hesitate. Still, he’s shot a remarkable 45.8 percent on 4.4 attempts per contest over the last six seasons. That’s a large sample of hyper-efficient shooting. That’s nothing to sneeze at, even though I wish Kennard was far more aggressive in spot-up situations to keep defenses honest. His smooth southpaw stroke — off movement and in stand-still situations — would fit well off the bench in South Florida.
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