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Jimmy Butler

Hanifan: Pat Riley was right not to pay Jimmy Butler, but the front office is still not absolved from criticism

The 2024-25 Miami Heat season has long been over. The ending was so merciful that while we wish we could forget, it’s forever stapled in our memories like a bad dream. The drama-laced Heat season was arguably the worst since the Big 3 with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Jimmy Butler saga–stemming

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Tyler Herro Bam Adebayo

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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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 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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