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Kristaps Porzingis was interested in a possible move to the Heat earlier this year

Ahead of the 2019 trade deadline, the New York Knicks decided to explore trading Kristaps Porzingis as they looked to open up enough cap space to land two max contract superstars the following summer.

Porzingis was eventually traded to the Dallas Mavericks, although ESPN is reporting that the Latvian listed Miami among the four teams that he wanted to join:

Once the Porzingis brothers found out that the Knicks were discussing a trade with the Dallas Mavericks, sources said, they hurried a meeting the next morning and asked to be moved to one of four destinations: the Nets, Clippers, Raptors or Heat.

Even if Porzingis had joined the Heat, he wouldn't have featured during the 2018-19 season due to a torn ACL. The 24-year-old has returned to action this season, and he seems set for a long-term stay in Dallas after recently signing a five-year maximum contract worth $158m.