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The Miami Heat are desperately trying to trade Terry Rozier. But with the NBA season only a few months away, there are absolutely no suitors for the veteran guard.
Some will say it’s because the player nicknamed “Scary Terry”, well, looked scary last season — and not in a good way. The Heat acquired the guard in 2024, expecting him to start, if not play big minutes. By the end of the season, Rozier could barely make it on the court cause he was so ineffective. He finished the season averaging just 10 points, his lowest since 2019.
But there’s another reason that Rozier is untradeable: gambling. He hasn’t been found guilty yet, but there are accusations floating that Rozier was a pawn in an illegal gambling scandal. The NBA has been rocked by such scandals more than any other major sport, and now the league wants to end them entirely. Keep reading and we’ll explain what’s going on.
Prop Betting On Rozier Raises Questions
The story starts on March 23, 2023 — a routine game between the Hornets (Rozier’s team at the time) and the Pelicans. A bettor walked into Harrah’s Gulf Coast sportsbook in Biloxi, Mississippi and, in the span of 46 minutes, placed 30 different wagers on Terry Rozier unders. Points. Rebounds. Assists. Mississippi has legal sports betting, but still, it was a bit of a headscratcher.
Anyway, every single NBA bet hit that night. Rozier, as it turned out, left the game early with a “foot injury” of some sort. The bettor cleared a little over $13,000 profit from the toll.
The story doesn’t end with one random bettor though. Sportsbooks across Mississippi and Louisiana flagged the same suspicious action. Heavy betting on Rozier props poured in during the morning and early afternoon. By 2:24 p.m., U.S. Integrity — the firm hired to monitor oddsmakers — blasted out a nationwide alert. Within an hour, most books had yanked Rozier’s lines off the board entirely.
Rozier never appeared on the Hornets’ injury report before that game. He played just 10 minutes, finished with five points, four reboards, and two assists — all safely under the betting line. Rozier never played another game for Charlotte either. The injury kept him sidelined until the Heat picked up later in the season via a trade.
The incident sent alarm bells to the NBA and FBI officials. Both met with Rozier, and thus far, neither have found him guilty of anything. After all, the injury did sideline him for months — not just that game.
Still, that cloud hangs over Rozier’s hand. Not just because of this one game, but the accounts that are linked to. You see, there’s evidence to believe it’s connected to another NBA scandal.
Rozier Connected To Porter?
Here’s the kicker: Rozier’s name is wrapped up in the same federal gambling investigation that ended Jontay Porter’s career. Porter, the former Raptors player, was banned from the NBA after pleading guilty in July 2024 to conspiracy charges. He admitted in court that he pulled himself from two games during the 2023–24 season so bettors could cash in on the under on his props.
Investigators found the same betting accounts that profited off Porter also wagered heavily on Rozier props during that Hornets–Pelicans game in March 2023. Those accounts weren’t limited to NBA action, either. They’ve also been tied to suspicious betting patterns in college basketball over the last two years.
Again, Rozier hasn’t been found guilty of anything. But the connection is almost too ironic to say it’s coincidental.
Porter is the younger brother of Michael Potter Jr. of the Nets and formerly of the Nuggets. Earlier this month, Michael came out — the first active NBA player to do so — and said player prop betting is a game ripe for manipulation. It was shocking comments, but one the league isn’t taking lightly.
NBA and Others Want To Limit Prop Betting
Just days ago, on the cusp of Porter’s bombshell, news came out that the NBA and its player union wanted to limit player prop betting. Not ban it, but rein it in somehow, given the scandals that’ve transpired since legal sports betting took off.
“Protecting the integrity of our game is paramount, and we believe reasonable limitations on certain prop bets should be given due consideration,” the league said in a statement. “Any approach should aim to reduce the risk of performance manipulation while ensuring that fans who wish to place prop bets can continue to do so via legal, regulated markets.”
Besides Rozier and Porter, Malik Bradley’s name has also been linked to illegal gambling. Federal investigators are looking into bets tied to his stat lines during his Bucks stint in 2023–24. Sportsbooks flagged unusual action in January, especially before a Bucks–Blazers game when odds on Beasley’s rebounds swung wildly. He ended up grabbing six, well over the prop, but the heavy movement raised suspicions.
Beasley hasn’t been charged either, and his lawyer insists he’s innocent. Still, he’s a free agent, and you have to think teams are hesitant to sign him due to the allegations.
It’s a situation to monitor going forward. Honestly, it’s a story that’s missing one major star player being involved for this issue to really hit the mainstream. At this point, it feels like a matter of when that happens — not if.
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