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#3 Trading Kelly Olynyk and Meyers Leonard would help the Heat avoid the luxury tax

Kelly Olynyk is among Miami's highest earners

With the trade deadline approaching the Heat remain in the luxury tax. While it is unknown if the front office will attempt to make salary cutting moves ahead of the deadline, Ira Winderman has suggested that Kelly Olynyk and Meyers Leonard are among the candidates that could be traded due to their expensive deals:

"The most logical approach would be trading Kelly Olynyk ($12.7 million) or Meyers Leonard ($11.3 million) for a player making sufficiently less to realize the needed savings to avoid the (luxury) tax."

Olynyk has made 42 appearances for the Heat this season, averaging just 7.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. However, the 28-year-old has connected with 40.3 percent of his three-point attempts.

Meanwhile, Leonard has played 47 times, averaging 5.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. The former Portland man has shot 52.4 percent from the field, while also connecting with 42.6% of his attempts from beyond the arc.