The Heat have in agreement to trade Hassan Whiteside to the path Blazers to finish the Jimmy pantryman sign-and-trade, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com reports. 

Wojnarowski ab initio according Miami would acquire Maurice Harkless and Meyers Leonard, however Harkless can really attend the Clippers, along side a protected 2023 first-round decide. l.  a.   can still have the cap house to supply Kawhi Leonard a liquid ecstasy contract.

Miami also will send rag Richardson to the 76ers as a part of the deal.

Whiteside recently opted into the ultimate year of his four-year, $98 million deal he signed in 2016. the large man is about to form $27 million in his eighth NBA season.

The path Blazers are going to be wanting to grow off a season within which they reached the Western Conference finals. Whiteside can seemingly be a backup to Jusuf Nurkic once he returns from his broken leg that unbroken him out at the top of last season. Team president of basketball operations Neil Olshey told mythical being fast of The Athletic he's undecided once Nurkic would be able to come.