Southeast Notes: Heat, Wizards, Magic

Heat president Pat Riley said he spoke to power forward Bam Adebayo about delaying Adebayo’s contract extension back in November, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.

Such a move would have give the Heat more than $12 million in available cap space this summer, but Adebayo wanted the extension right away. “We tried to convince him this could be different,” Riley told reporters.

Riley and the Heat relented, with Riley saying he had no issues giving Adebayo the extension because Adebayo deserved it.

As it stands, the Heat have several contract decisions approaching, starting with guard Victor Oladipo, an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Also, star guard/forward Jimmy Butler is eligible for a four-year, $181 million extension this summer — but the Heat could hold off on those discussions, given such a deal would take Butler to his 36th birthday, wrote Bobby Marks of ESPN.

More from the Southeast

• As Chase Hughes of NBA Sports Washington noted, the Wizards are locked in to the 15th overall spot in the upcoming draft. They secured that position after losing to the 76ers in the first round of the playoffs.
• In case you missed it, Wizards star Bradley Beal didn’t drop any hints about his future when speaking to reporters. You can read the full story right here on Hoopswire.
• Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams is coming off an up-and-down season on the court, but proved to be a valuable asset when it came to mentoring young players, wrote Roy Parry of the Orlando Sentinel. Because of that, the Magic will continue to lean on MCW next season, Parry reported.