For example, the Heat can’t take back more salary in a trade than it sends out as a team above the first apron. Then teams above the second apron like the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks can’t aggregate salaries in a trade or send out cash in a trade, along with not being able to take back more salary in a trade than they send out.

The Heat are trying to stay level-headed while their star is suspended and seeking a trade. But Saturday's loss to the Jazz was troubling.

It’s disappointing when you see the organization and a player going head to head like that,” Heat captain and three-time NBA All-Star Bam Adebayo said following Saturday’s morning shootaround