Author name: Matt Hanifan

Andrew Wiggins

Hanifan: Why Heat should pursue Andrew Wiggins if Warriors’ Jimmy Butler interest is real

We are nearing a week until the 2024-25 NBA Trade Deadline, set for Thursday, Feb. 6 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Still, the biggest domino to fall is where Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler might ultimately land, though there’s just as much uncertainty as to who is interested and what teams would be willing to give […]

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De'Aaron Fox

NBA Trade Rumors: Could Heat get involved in De’Aaron Fox sweepstakes?

Heading into Tuesday, arguably the biggest name on the trade block–nearly one week ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline–was Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. That was until ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania dropped a bombshell, reporting that the Sacramento Kings are “expected to open up talks to potentially deal” star point guard De’Aaron Fox.

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Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes Rising Stars Game, Kel’el Ware does not

We are less than three weeks away from the 2024-25 NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco, Calif. While we wait who this year’s All-Star reserves are–announced Thursday–the Rising Stars Game rosters were revealed Tuesday! To many people’s surprise, Miami Heat first-round rookie Kel’el Ware did not make the initial roster, which was composed of 10

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Jimmy Butler

Report: Warriors back in Jimmy Butler sweepstakes with price being lowered

We are over one week away from the 2024-25 NBA Trade Deadline, with still plenty of grey area surrounding Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, who’s serving his third suspension this month for withholding services from the team. ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst has suggested–on multiple occassions–over the last 24 hours that the asking price for

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Jimmy Butler

Brian Windhorst predicts Heat will trade Jimmy Butler, suggests price has lowered

Deadlines are a powerful ordeal in any line of work. They apply pressure and create urgency. As it stands right now, we are a little over one week away from the 2024-25 NBA Trade Deadline. And the closer we get, the more pressure will be put on the Heat to find Jimmy Butler–who’s serving his

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Report: Heat still aren’t considering sending Jimmy Butler home with pay

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will return from his second team-sanctioned suspension Monday against the Orlando Magic. At this point, Butler’s ongoing feud with the front office has been a huge distraction for everyone involved both on- and off-the-court. The trade deadline is less than two weeks away, but there still doesn’t appear to be

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Tyler Herro

Does Tyler Herro have case to make All-Star reserves?

Last week, the 2024-25 NBA All-Star starters from both conferences were revealed, and the NBA All-Star reserves will be named on Thursday, Jan. 30. The selection process is different for starters versus reserves. The starters are decided by a combination of fans (50 percent), coaches and media while reserves are only chosen by head coaches.

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Kel'el Ware

Should Kel’el Ware be in the Rookie of the Year conversation?

One of the brightest spots from an otherwise miserable first 43 games of the 2024-25 Miami Heat season is rookie Kel’el Ware, who’s surpassed expectations after recently earning regular minutes in the rotation. For the season, the 7-foot big is averaging 8.3 points and 4.6 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per game on 56.9 percent shooting,

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