The Atlanta Hawks aggressively shopped John Collins this offseason and he was a linked to a number of teams including the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers.

The Miami Heat, who have a need at power forward, may have also explored a trade for Collins. The Heat lost PJ Tucker in free agency to the Philadelphia 76ers.

"There has been some Miami, John Collins chatter," said Zach Lowe. "It's old. It might be months old. I don't think it was ever really serious at al. They might revisit that."

The Heat have appeared to be more focused on their attempts to trade for Kevin Durant or Donovan Mitchell this offseason.

Collins re-signed with the Hawks last offseason on a five-year, $125 million contract in restricted free agency. 

The Miami Heat remain interested in trading for Kevin Durant but are "disinclined" to part ways with Bam Adebayo, sources told Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald.

Adebayo currently cannot be traded to the Nets unless Ben Simmons is also traded due to the Designated Rookie Extension rule.

It was reported earlier that rival executives are skeptical as to whether the Nets actually want to trade Durant due to the high asking price.

The Heat are able to trade two unprotected first-round picks as things stand.

The team could potentially revisit a Durant trade should it become more realistic in the future. 

The New York Knicks are known to be a suitor for Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell. As many as six other teams have joined the Knicks in pursuit of Mitchell.

The Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards have all talked Mitchell trades with Utah.

The Jazz are expected to move Mitchell after trading Rudy Gobert began a rebuilding process. New York has been most connected to Utah, as the Knicks can offer a package of young players and up to eight first-round picks in a trade for the All-Star guard.

Bam Adebayo feels like he should already have two Defensive Player of the Year awards in his trophy case. Adebayo promised campers at a Miami Heat clinic that he will win the award this upcoming season.

“I should have won it the last two years,” Adebayo told the campers. “And I will win it this year.”

Adebayo has finished in the top-5 of Defensive Player of the Year voting the last three seasons. The Heat big man has also been named to the All-Defensive Second Team the last three seasons.

As the Miami Heat pursue trade scenarios for Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell, the name of Bam Adebayo has surfaced as the player on their roster with the most trade value. The Heat, for obvious reasons, would prefer to retain Adebayo at all costs.

“It is what it is, control what you can control,” said Adebayo when asked about trade rumors. “Obviously it’s an opportunity for something, but in my opinion, control what you can control. I can’t control that.

“So do what I’ve been doing. I get up early. I work out. Having fun with these kids. And I’m going to go home and go to sleep.”

Adebayo signed a five-year, $163 million extension with the Heat in 2020.

The Miami Heat remain focused on their efforts to trade for either Kevin Durant or Donovan Mitchell with the team prioritizing the former over the latter.

If the Heat are successful in trading for either player, it almost certainly would require trading Tyler Herro.

Herro is eligible for an extension and his market is unclear though it could require a max or near max contract.

If the Heat don't include Herro in a trade this offseason, there is optimism that they will come to terms on an extension with him by the deadline. 

"They always seem to pay their guys,'" one assistant general manager said.

The Miami Heat have signed Summer League standouts Darius Days and Marcus Garrett to Two-Way contracts. To create the roster spaces for Days and Garrett, Miami waived Mychael Mulder and Javonte Smart from their Two-Way deals.

Days was a four-year player at LSU. He averaged 13.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals as a senior. While playing Summer League for the San Antonio Spurs, Days averaged 13.7 points and 10 rebounds in 21.9 minutes per game.

Garrett spent part of last season with Miami on a Two-Way deal. He had limited NBA playing time, but in the G League Garrett averaged 12.2 points, 7.7 points, 4.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game.

Mulder spent time with both the Heat and the Orlando Magic in the NBA last season. Smart split the year between Miami and the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Miami Heat have signed wing Jamal Cain to a non-guaranteed training camp deal. Cain played Summer League with Miami in both the California Classic and in Las Vegas.

Cain started his collegiate career at Marquette before transferring to Oakland for his senior season. In his one year at Oakland, Cain averaged 19.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals.

In Summer League, Cain has averaged 7.3 points, five rebounds and three assists in 17 minutes per game. It's likely that Cain will join the Heat's G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, following training camp.

The Utah Jazz have received interest in Patrick Beverley after acquiring him from the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of the Rudy Gobert trade.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat are two of the teams with interest in Beverley.

Beverley signed a one-year, $13 million extension with the Wolves in February.

Jamaree Bouyea has signed a deal with the Miami Heat to compete for a roster spot in training camp, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Bouyea averaged 17.3 points and 5.0 rebounds for San Francisco last season.