Author name: Matt Hanifan

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Hanifan: It’s time for Heat to take a break from star chasing altogether

Can you believe that it’s already been nearly 16 years since LeBron James’ infamous The Decision? In July 2010, James quite literally altered the NBA, Miami Heat and his own career forever — all in one night. The buildup and announcement sent a euphoric shockwave around the globe, where many across South Florida roared while […]

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Heat cannot afford to repeat this same mistake entering the 2026 offseason

There are plenty of Miami Heat games where we commonly refer to them as being “stuck in the mud.” Well, truthfully, that’s been the epitome of their last four seasons, all resulting in play-in bouts. This year, however, the Heat did not survive the play-in, getting bounced by the Charlotte Hornets. It snapped their six-year

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Bam Adebayo returns to All-Defensive team, earns second-team nod

After missing the tally last year, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo returned to the All-Defensive team, earning second-team honors for the fifth time, the league announced Friday. On the second team, he was joined by New York’s OG Anunoby, Toronto’s Scottie Barnes, Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels and Oklahoma City’s Cason Wallace. Adebayo earned the eighth-most votes

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Heat’s Kasparas Jakucionis earns recognition despite All-Rookie omission

Despite a limited role as a rookie, Miami Heat guard Kasparas Jakucionis still earned some recognition around the NBA. The league announced its All-Rookie teams on Wednesday. Jakucionis, who turns 20-years-old on May 29, didn’t make the first or second team. But the former No. 20 overall pick earned one second-team vote. Jakucionis joined Dallas’

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Ranking the Heat’s 7 best trade assets entering 2026 summer

Another year, another Miami Heat star chase. Last summer, they notably went after Kevin Durant before he was traded to the Houston Rockets. Ahead of this year’s trade deadline, they pursued Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant — and they will likely tread those grounds once again this summer. But what do they have to trade?

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What latest asset rankings say about Heat’s Giannis Antetokounmpo pursuit

The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs have sent a shockwave around the rest of the NBA. They’re (hundreds of) miles away from the majority of the pack, including the Miami Heat. Miami has done a poor job managing and accumulating assets over the last several years, leaving itself little breathing room for star

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Heat’s Kasparas Jakucionis to join Lithuania for FIBA World Cup 2027 qualifiers

The Miami Heat are well represented internationally. Last summer, they had three representatives for EuroBasket 2025. Now, for the FIBA World Cup 2027 European qualifiers, they will have at least one, with second-year guard Kasparas Jakucionis joining the Lithuanian National Team, according to the Sun Sentinel’s Ira Winderman. Lithuania will play two games on July

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The conference finals have already exposed these 3 harsh truths for Heat

While the Miami Heat’s season has been over for a month, there is still a lot of exciting basketball that’s being played right now. We’re one game into the conference finals in both the East and West. Is there anything we’ve learned and, most importantly, that the Miami Heat can learn?! Let’s examine a few

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