There was a time when the Terry Rozier trade made sense.

Now, the deal looks like one of the worst of this era after Rozier was arrested as part of a multi-case FBI sports betting investigation involving four Mafia families.

The January 2024 deal was Kyle Lowry and his expiring $29.6 million to Charlotte for Rozier, who was in the second year of a four-year contract. Rozier made $23.2 million the season he was dealt and he is currently on an expiring $26.6 million contract. 3

On top of this being a cap-saving move for Rozier — then having a career year — the deal saw Miami send a 2027 first-round draft choice to the Hornets, who later bought out the struggling and declining Lowry, clearing the way for him to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers.

But amid all the basketball and financ

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