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Ranking the Heat’s 8 best trade candidates heading into 2025 offseason

This will be a pivotal offseason for the Miami Heat, who are coming off arguably since the Big 3, finishing 37-45. They were ousted in humiliating fashion in the postseason and need to pick a clear direction after trading away disgruntled star Jimmy Butler ahead of the trade deadline. Who are the eight best players

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Pat Riley hints at Heat ducking luxury tax to avoid repeater tax penalties

Most of Pat Riley’s end-of-season press conference Friday was tailored toward the franchise’s future. He didn’t have any opening statement–atypical for the Heat’s president–instead jumping into the meat and potatoes of the tumultuous season that was the 2024-25 Miami Heat season, plus brushing the surface of what is to come. One of the fine details

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Report: Heat won’t offer all three tradable firsts for Kevin Durant

This offseason will be a pivotal one for the Miami Heat, coming off arguably their worst since 2007-08, a 15-win campaign. They finished with their worst record since 2014-15 at 37-45 in a season mired by drama and inconsistency. A direction must be chosen and changes must be made. One of the most popular directions

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3 important roster-building requirements that Heat must adopt for sustained success

The Miami Heat is coming off arguably their worst season since the Big 3 era concluded over a decade ago. There are a lot of questions for Pat Riley, Andy Elisburg, Nick Arison and Co. to answer this offseason. This summer will be pivotal to the direction this organization’s headed in the short- and long-term,

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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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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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