Thanks for the memories Joe Johnson.
According to TNT's David Aldridge, the 35-year-old swingman whom the Heat picked up late in the year after he was bought out by the Nets and then helped guide Miami to the second round of the playoffs, has agreed to a two-year, $22 million deal to join the Utah Jazz.
With Miami focused on trying to land Kevin Durant and only $20 million in cap space it seemed near impossible Johnson would return to the Heat next season anyway.
He averaged 13.4 points and shot 41 percent from three-point range in 24 regular season games with the Heat and then struggled some in the playoffs, averaging 12.1 points and shooting just 28 percent from beyond the arc.
The Heat has only six players under contract for next season not including center Hassan Whiteside, who agreed to a four-year, $98 million max contract offer on Friday.
Until the team figures out where it stands with Durant and 12-time All-Star Dwyane Wade, who is now fielding offers from other teams, the Heat won't begin focusing on filling out the rest of its roster.
The Heat is scheduled to meet with Durant on Sunday in New York and then is expected to meet with Wade shortly after that.
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