Overview
- Rozier’s pay, held in an interest‑bearing escrow account since December, will be released, with his full $26.6 million still counting on Miami’s cap.
- Rozier remains on administrative leave and ineligible to play as the federal case proceeds, according to the league’s stance reported by multiple outlets.
- The ruling clarifies Miami’s cap accounting and could make Rozier’s expiring deal usable in trade talks near Thursday’s deadline, though the NBA has not publicly detailed how a trade involving him would be processed.
- Miami guaranteed Rozier’s 2025–26 salary in early January to preserve flexibility, a move that now positions the contract as potential matching salary for teams seeking expiring money.
- Rozier has pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies; his lawyers moved to dismiss the case, a government response is pending, and prosecutors allege he tipped an associate before a March 23, 2023 game that led to more than $200,000 in under bets.