The Heat want to retain Davion Mitchell and will likely extend a qualifying offer to the guard, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
That would make Mitchell a restricted free agent, allowing Miami to match an offer sheet, though a sizable multiyear offer could price the cap-strapped Heat out of the market.
Mitchell’s qualifying offer would be $8.74MM if he meets the starter criteria and $7.98MM if he doesn’t. He’ll need to play at least 50 minutes in the final three games of the regular season to reach the 2,000-minute mark for the season and meet the criteria.
Mitchell has excelled for the Heat after being acquired from the Raptors in a mid-season deal. He’ll have options if the Heat give him a QO. He could choose to accept it, sign an offer sheet from another club, or work out a multiyear deal with Miami.
Playing mainly the point for the Heat, Mitchell is averaging 10.3 points and 5.2 assists per game and shooting 49.5% from the field and 45.3% on three-point tries in 27 outings (14 starts) for Miami. Known primarily for his defensive prowess, Mitchell spent his first three seasons as a rotation player with Sacramento.
Please sign him so I can finally forget about Kyle Lowrey