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Heat collapse in fourth quarter again, Thunder earns 115-101 win

The Miami Heat were at the wrong end of another fourth-quarter collapse Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, losing 115-101 inside Paycom Center. Miami was outscored 32-8 across the final 12 minutes, the second time in as many road games it was outscored by at least 22 points. It was outscored 31-9 in Brooklyn five […]

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Projecting the Miami Heat rotation with new additions

The Miami Heat return home for a one-game stint against the Boston Celtics. Better yet, the Heat’s three new deadline acquisitions–Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, and Davion Mitchell–whom they acquired last week are available to make their team debuts. It’s still fuzzy what the rotation will look like on Monday and beyond, but what can it

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Davion Mitchell

Davion Mitchell reveals origin story behind ‘off night’ nickname

Davion Mitchell was one of the three players sent to the Miami Heat in the Jimmy Butler-Golden State Warriors trade this week. Mitchell, a former top-10 pick, is one of the top point-of-attack defenders in the entire NBA–especially since he’s 6-foot-2 with a 6-foot-4 wingspan. He’s an excellent screen navigator, moves his feet exceptionally well

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The 2025 NBA Draft suddenly became very important for Miami Heat

On Thursday, the Miami Heat officially acquired forward Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson in exchange for disgruntled star Jimmy Butler. Though lumped in was one of the more valuable asset of the entire deal: A 2025 top-10 protected pick from the Golden State Warriors. If not conveyed this season, the pick will be

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Miami Heat: Erik Spoelstra, organization rooting for Chiefs to win Super Bowl amid Pat Riley’s ‘three-peat’ trademark

While becoming the fourth team in NFL History to play in three-straight Super Bowls, the Kansas City Chiefs are hoping to make even more history Sunday by becoming the first to win three Super Bowls. The first team to make three straight, ironically enough, was the Miami Dolphins from 1971-73. The two others were the

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Andrew Wiggins

Jimmy Butler revealed in 2019 that Andrew Wiggins was most talented teammate before joining Heat

All good things come to an end. That’s what happened with Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat, despite the six-time All-Star elevating the franchise into heights nobody thought was conceivable for five-and-a-half seasons. After a two-month–no, seven-month-long–contract dispute, the Heat traded the disgruntled, “joyless” 35-year-old to the Golden State Warriors this week in exchange for

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Heat deserve credit for alleviating biggest weakness at trade deadline

While the Miami Heat lost arguably the third-best player in franchise history–a joyless Jimmy Butler–they picked three crucial acquisitions ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline: Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson. The trade deadline is a perfect opportunity for teams in the hunt to shore up any weaknesses that could be at its detriment come

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Andrew Wiggins

Heat’s new additions not expected to make debut Friday

Each of the Miami Heat’s three new additions–Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson and Davion Mitchell–are not expected to make their debuts Friday against the Brooklyn Nets, the team confirmed Friday on the injury report. Barring a last-minute change, that will likely hold; it is currently undetermined whether or not they are with the team. The Heat’s

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Miami Heat: Jimmy Butler, Andrew Wiggins five-team trade becomes official

Miami Heat: Jimmy Butler, Andrew Wiggins five-team trade becomes official The Miami Heat made the five-team trade to send Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell, Kyle Anderson and a top-10 2025 first-round pick official Thursday evening, nearly six hours after the 3:00 p.m. EST trade deadline concluded.

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