If the Heat decide to keep rookie Patrick Beverley, they could be forced to bypass free-agent options such as Allen Iverson.
Other free-agent guards that Miami has been linked to are Bobby Jackson, Brevin Knight, Ty Lue, Mike Wilks, Stephon Marbury and Jamaal Tinsley.
On draft night, the Heat sent $1.5 million and a 2011 second-round pick to the Lakers for the rights to Beverly.