Southeast Rumors: Heat, Winslow, Harris, Brand

Dan Le Batard of the Miami Herald (via Barry Jackson on Twitter) hears that the Celtics offered the Heat four first-round picks and two second-rounders for their No. 10 pick so that they could grab Justise Winslow.   Instead, Miami stood pat and grabbed the Duke star, who many feel could wind up being the sleeper of the draft.  Here’s more from the Southeast Division..

• Magic forward Tobias Harris is looking for a max or near-max offer sheet since the salary cap is set to rise, according to Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders (on Twitter).  If he gets a large enough offer, Kennedy adds, the Magic might not match.  Harris, as expected, received a QO from Orlando earlier today.
• The Hawks likely won’t re-sign Elton Brand, according to Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  Vivlamore anticipates that Mike Muscala, entering his third season, will have an increased role with Brand out of the picture.
• More from Vivlamore, who tweets that the Hawks have announced that Kyle Korver will undergo surgery.  The sharpshooter’s procedure will be done in New York by Dr. David Altchek.
• Magic GM Rob Hennigan said it’s possible he will be “very active” in free agency, Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel writes.  Still, Robbins points out that Orlando is unlikely to jump into the mix for Marc Gasol, LaMarcus Aldridge, or Kevin Love.
• Janis Timma, whose NBA rights were traded to the Magic last week, has joined up with B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg, according to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando (on Twitter).
• Mario Hezonja‘s buyout agreement calls for him to give $1.4MM to his former club, not ~$1.8MM as previously reported, according to David Pick of Eurobasket.net (on Twitter).  In a chat with Robbins, agent Arn Tellem confirmed that the buyout for the Magic‘s top draft pick has been finalized.