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What’s next for Heat after Norman Powell’s departure to Bulls

After arguably the best year of his career with the Miami Heat, Norman Powell is headed to the Windy City. The one-time All-Star signed a two-year, $45 million deal with the Chicago Bulls, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported Wednesday morning. Despite his body breaking down in the second half of the season, Powell,

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Grading the signing: Heat ink Tim Hardaway Jr. to one-year deal

The Miami Heat made their first external addition since acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo moments after NBA Free Agency opened up, inking veteran guard Tim Hardaway Jr. to a one-year, $6.5 million deal. Let’s break it all down and give this an official grade, shall we?! Grading the Tim Hardaway Jr. addition for the Miami Heat: More

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Evaluating the Miami Heat’s biggest needs entering free agency

After acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo, the next few weeks will be quite important for the Miami Heat. With nearly 24 hours until the start of free agency, they enter with presumably 10 players rostered, including rookie Ryan Conwell, who hasn’t officially signed his new deal yet. With less than $20 million to work with, given that

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Heat now left with important Nikola Jovic decision after recent roster move

The Miami Heat’s first big roster move after acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo came on Monday. Hours before the option deadline, Andrew Wiggins exercised his $30.2 million player option, though he also tacked on two additional years for $34 million combined, with cap hits for $16.5M and $17.5M, respectively. As it currently stands, the Heat have nine

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Heat’s core still looks intriguing after latest move despite concerns of “gutting” roster

The Miami Heat have solidified an elite two-way frontcourt core with Andrew Wiggins, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo. This comes after it was officially confirmed by the breaking news from Jake Fischer and Shams Charania that Wiggins has opted-in to his $30 million player option for this upcoming 2026-27 season— while also extending for a

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LeBron James reunion with Heat idea continues to gain steam after latest reports

Over the weekend, the LeBron James return to the Miami Heat noise gained some significant traction. Initially, it’s been an intriguing idea that is really just fun to think about. But now, it’s becoming a real possibility. In fact, Miami would be one of the “top suitors” alongside the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers

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Report: Tim Hardaway Jr. headlines “priority” free agent targets for Heat

NBA free agency is set to begin on Tuesday at 6:00 PM EST. And the Miami Heat will have plenty of work to do as the 2026 offseason officially gets underway. Of course, Pat Riley and the front office landed the biggest prize on the trade market in recent days with their long overdue acquisition

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Built on Heat Culture: How the Miami Heat created one of the NBA’s strongest winning identities

There are certain phrases around professional sports that start as marketing slogans but eventually lose meaning. Whether it’s “defending the land” in Cleveland or “fearing the deer” in Milwaukee, it’s a catchy albeit temporary way to connect with fans and unite them. “Heat Culture” has somehow done the opposite. What started as a standard built

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