By Brooklyn Nets
BROOKLYN (Aug. 15, 2025) – The Brooklyn Nets have acquired forward Haywood Highsmith and Miami’s 2032 second round draft pick from the Miami Heat in exchange for Brooklyn’s 2026 second round draft pick, which is protected from the 31st overall pick through the 55th overall selection.
Highsmith (6’5”, 215) appeared in a career-high 74 games (career-high 42 starts) for Miami last season, registering averages of 6.5 points on 45.8 percent shooting from the field, 38.2 percent shooting from 3-point range and 72.1 percent shooting from the free-throw line, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in a career-high 24.6 minutes per game. In 218 games (80 starts) across five seasons with the Heat (2021-25) and Philadelphia 76ers (2018-19), the 28-year-old holds career averages of 5.4 points on 44.9 percent shooting from the field and 37.4 percent shooting from distance, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 20 minutes per contest. He also logged action in 35 playoff games in four postseason appearances with Miami, notching averages of 3.5 points and 1.6 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game while helping the Heat to a 2023 NBA Finals berth. Highsmith has also appeared in 112 career NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games in three seasons (2018-20, 2021-22) with the Delaware Blue Coats. Prior to beginning his NBA career, the Baltimore native spent four collegiate seasons (2014-18) at Wheeling University in Wheeling, W.Va., earning First Team Division II All-America and Mountain East Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior.