The Miami Heat are no longer engaging the Houston Rockets when it comes to James Harden, according to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Conversation between the two teams “never was more than cursory.”
The Heat were previously in a similar situation, shutting down trade rumors about Jimmy Butler before the 2018-2019 season, only to eventually sign him during the 2019 offseason.
The franchise’s approach has been to push the speculation aside with the season about to begin.