One factor that could be an issue here is the lux tax. Not sure where the Heat stand now, but is there a chance the Heat might NOT match the LLE?
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1104210.html"""For now, any moves made to upgrade a team that went 43-39 and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs might be minor. That was the case Thursday when the Heat extended minimum qualifying offers to restricted free agents Jamario Moon and Joel Anthony, who both earned about $700,000 last season.
The Heat can match any outside offers they receive from other teams when the free agency negotiation period opens July 1. The cash-strapped Heat isn't expected to be a major player, with Riley confirming the team is within $300,000 of triggering the luxury tax on payrolls that exceed $71.2 million.
Barring a change in philosophy, that could take the Heat out of the mix for soon-to-be free agent guards such as Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Mike Bibby or any veteran who would command more than a one-year deal.
''This is not our year,'' said Riley, who doesn't expect to use the team's $5.5 million midlevel exception."""
Might this mean that a) they don't want to take on 1.9mil for Moon, and b) they don't want to pay him for a 2-year contract considering their plans for next summer?