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James Harden Dwyane Wade

James Harden’s latest flameout continues to quiet puzzling online debate involving Heat great

While the Miami Heat were promptly swept by the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers last week, there were still two first-round series that had yet to wrap up. One of them includes Jimmy Butler’s Golden State Warriors against his hometown Houston Rockets; the other includes Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers against Nikola Jokic, […]

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Kel'el Ware Bam Adebayo

Bam Adebayo believes Kel’el Ware can compete for DPOY in future

During the Miami Heat’s Jan. 19 meeting against the San Antonio Spurs, three-time All-Star Bam Adebayo and rookie Kel’el Ware saw their first extended minutes sample–something many were wishing would occur after the Heat selected the 7-foot big No. 15 overall nearly seven months prior. The duo rallied them back from a double-digit deficit in

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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant

Danny Green: Heat should go after Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant

The 2025 offseason is a big one for the Miami Heat. Nearly three months after trading Jimmy Butler in a five-team blockbuster, they finished with their worst record in a decade and were embarrassed in the first round of the postseason against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. They have been a play-in team for the last

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Kel'el Ware Pelle Larsson

Pelle Larsson, Kel’el Ware discuss what they want to improve most entering second season

One of the biggest bright spots of the underwhelming 2024-25 Miami Heat season was the play of their two rookies, Kel’el Ware and Pelle Larsson. Ware, who the Heat drafted No. 15 overall, far exceeded expectations. Larsson, the Heat’s second-round draft choice, showed flashes of being a legitimate two-way rotation guard, even though counting numbers

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Dwyane Wade

Report: Dwyane Wade expected to join Amazon for NBA coverage

Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, the greatest player in Miami Heat history, is expected to join Amazon Prime for its TV coverage for the 2025-26 NBA Season, Front Office Sports’ Ryan Glasspiegel first reported Wednesday. The announcement comes with former WNBA great Candace Parker also joining the network. Glasspiegel notes that the deals for both

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Kyle Anderson Darius Garland

Kyle Anderson: Cavaliers were better without Darius Garland on the floor against Heat

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t just dismantle the Miami Heat, they humiliated them in every which way. In fact, Cleveland set an NBA record for the largest point differential for a single series, outscoring them by 122 points–including by 92 points in the final two games. During the Heat’s end-of-season press conference on Wednesday, Anderson was

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Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Jaime Jaquez Jr.: This year was an ‘extremely humbling experience’

Around this point last year, Miami Heat wing Jaime Jaquez Jr. was labeled a “proud young warrior,” by Heat president Pat Riley after playing a team-most 75 games after only Bam Adebayo played at least 70 games for a team riddled with injuries. Jaquez finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting and looked like

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Kel'el Ware

Kel’el Ware earns four 3rd place votes for 2024-25 Rookie of the Year

Miami Heat big man Kel’el Ware burst onto the scene in his rookie campaign. The 7-foot big averaged 9.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game across 64 games, including 36 starts. There were some inconsistencies along the way, including in the Heat’s first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. But Ware, who turned 21-years-old

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