Charlotte Hornets Trade Guard Terry Rozier To Miami Heat

January 23, 2024

Caryn Little, AP,

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Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier (3) drives the ball up court past Houston Rockets guard Trevelin Qeen (21) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
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Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony (50) drives around Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Charlotte Hornets' Terry Rozier dribbles to the basket during an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier, left, drives to the basket against Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic, right, during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
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Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier, center, passes between Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic, left, and center Clint Capela, right, during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
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Phoenix Suns forward Cameron Johnson (23) shoots past Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets traded guard Terry Rozier to the Miami Heat for a 2027 first-round draft pick and Kyle Lowry, according to the Associated Press.

Breaking: The Charlotte Hornets are trading Terry Rozier to the Miami Heat for a 2027 first-round pick and Kyle Lowry, sources tell @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/hm703CpsUl

— ESPN (@espn) January 23, 2024

Rozier figures to be an immediate upgrade for the Heat. He is averaging 23.2 points and 6.6 assists — both career bests — in 30 games this season and is shooting a career-high 46% as well.

Lowry — a six-time All-Star and 2019 NBA champion with Toronto — had started in each of his first 35 appearances with the Heat this season, then was taken out of the starting five last week, and it didn’t take long for speculation to begin that his time with Miami was running short.

He averaged 8.2 points and 4 assists per game for the Heat this season, turns 38 in March and is on a $29.7 million expiring contract. He struggled in his final five games with Miami, shooting 5 for 30 and averaging only 2 points and 3.6 assists in that span.

The 29-year-old Rozier is making $23.2 million this season and is under contract for two more seasons. Charlotte is 10-31, well outside the playoff picture in the East.