NBA News: After Tampering Investigation - Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls Lose Draft

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The investigations regarding the settlement of the Sign-and-Trade Deals of Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat and Alonzo Ball to the Chicago Bulls on the part of NBA are completed. As the league announced on Wednesday, both teams lose their next two-round pitch as a punishment.

The NBA came to the conclusion that both teams have led unauthorized negotiations with the representatives of Lowry and Ball before the official start of the negotiating window of the Free Agency on 2 August. Both Miami and Chicago have cooperated in the investigations.

Since both teams have given many of their own future two-round picks in trades, it may take some time until the penalties come into force. However, Miami 2022 could get the worse two-round pick from the Mixers or Nuggets, if they reach the playoffs. They would have to give them this. Chicago could get the top-46-protected pick of the nuggets in 2023, which they would then lose again.

In a statement, the HEAT already responded to the punishment: Although we do not agree with the decision, we accept them. The bulls meanwhile expressed something more restrained: We are glad that this process came to an end and look forward to the rest of our season.

In the course of investigations, NBA has led numerous discussions with team executives and player agents as well as electronic news from four Front Offices — Chicago, New Orleans, Miami and Toronto — examined.

Normally, sign-and-trades are quite complicated, as these deals require the consent of two teams and the player. Nevertheless, a few minutes after the official start of the Free Agency, the relevant deals around Lowry and Ball became known, causing a pregnancy.

Lowry signed a three-year contract over $85 million in Toronto and was immediately brought to South Beach for Moran Tragic and Precious Echiura. The Pelicans sent Ball, which had agreed with Chicago on a four-year contract of over $80 million dollars, in exchange for Garrett Temple, Tomas Satoransky and a two-round pick to the bulls.

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After the 2020 off season, the Milwaukee Bucks received a similar punishment for tampering for a failed deal around Restricted Free Agent Bogdan Bogdanović. Ultimately landed at the Atlanta Hawks.