After being waived by the Suns on August 21, Little will have another opportunity to solidify his NBA standing in Miami. While the Heat have an open standard contract slot, signing Little to a standard deal now would significantly impact the team’s luxury tax standing. He may have agreed to a partially (or non) guaranteed contract. Little appeared in 45 games last season, averaging 3.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in 10.2 minutes. His addition to the Heat roster will not impact fantasy basketball.

Phoenix had 16 players under standard contracts for the 2024-25 season, so something had to give. Liddell’s reported exit is unsurprising, as he was not believed to be in the Suns’ plans after being acquired from the Hawks earlier this summer. As for Little, the 2019 first-round pick only appeared in 45 games last season, posting averages of 3.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in 10.2 minutes. His departure will have a financial impact, as the Suns will stretch the remaining $22 million on Little’s contract. Rookies Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro are expected to be given every opportunity to earn rotation minutes next season.

Little last played in a game on February 25. While his return gives the Suns another potential option at the forward spots, he’s unlikely to impact fantasy basketball.

Little has been sidelined for their last four games, and he will likely miss at least three more. He wasn’t seeing many minutes before the injury, though Bol Bol has been able to absorb those and will continue to for a few more games. Josh Okogie, who has missed their last two games, is “about where he was the other day”, according to Vogel. Eric Gordon and Saben Lee should continue to see the perimeter minutes off the bench.