The Charlotte Hornets have resolved the Terry Rozier dispute with the Miami Heat.
The Charlotte Hornets are sending a 2026 second-round draft pick to the Miami Heat to resolve a dispute over Terry Rozier being under NBA and federal investigations over an alleged gambling conspiracy during the team's trade in 2024.
The pick will be the more favorable of either the Golden State Warriors' or the Denver Nuggets' second-round selections.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in December that the league would look into giving Miami some sort of "satisfactory relief" because Rozier currently can't play. It's unclear who was aware that Rozier was under federal investigation when the Heat made the trade with the Hornets.
Rozier pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges of wire fraud and money laundering. Federal prosecutors allege Rozier told an associate he would remove himself early in a March 2023 game when he was with the Hornets. Rozier's associate then allegedly sold the information to gamblers, who bet more than $200,000 on the under in Rozier's statistics for the game.
Rozier appeared in 298 games with the Hornets. He averaged 20.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.
The Heat and NBA agreed to put Rozier's salary for the 2025-26 season in escrow after Rozier was arrested and indicted in October as part of a federal gambling investigation that also led to charges against Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups. The NBPA appealed the agreement to withhold his salary, which is approximately $26.6 million.
Rozier has played for the Boston Celtics, Hornets and Heat. He holds career averages of 13.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
Rozier will likely never play in the NBA again.
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