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LeBron James praises new-look Heat despite burning them in free agent decision

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Of course the Miami Heat left this past offseason as clear winners by completing their Giannis Antetokounmpo blockbuster trade, but Pat Riley was still looking for more. Miami’s front office successfully filled the pieces around Antetokounmpo with great rotation fits, including the additions of Klay Thompson, Tim Hardaway Jr., Bobby Portis and Nick Richards. However,

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Timberwolves hand Heat their first preseason loss 125-124 with starters out

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After starting the preseason 2-0, the Miami Heat took their first loss on Saturday evening with a final score of 125-124 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Unlike the first two outings— where Heat fans got a glimpse of what’s to come with Giannis Antetokounmpo and all the regulars— coach Erik Spoelstra opted to sit the starters

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Miami Heat

Winners and losers from Heat’s second preseason game v. Pelicans

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The Miami Heat are slowly, but surely getting ramped up as the Oct. 21 season opener approaches. They concluded their second preseason game on Thursday — a 128-118 win over the Pelicans — with the starters playing in just the first half. Who were a few winners and losers? Let’s examine! Winner: Giannis Antetokounmpo Skinny:

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Bam Adebayo

This 1 play highlights importance of Bam Adebayo’s shooting growth

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Spacing. Shooting. Gravitational pull. Three is greater than two! All of those are buzzwords in today’s NBA, and rightfully so. Teams want to maximize each offensive output, as well as the number of possessions accrued in a single game. There’s more than one way to create space, but the most popular is via the 3-point

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Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo understands how ‘real’ Heat Culture is

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“Heat Culture.” Those two words embody the environment that Miami Heat president Pat Riley spent three-plus decades cultivating, and it’s resulted in seven conference titles and three NBA Titles. It’s an organizational statement that each player, coach and member is expected to embody with their words and actions. To others, especially over the last few

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Analyzing the true fit and potential of the Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo duo

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The 2026 NBA offseason earlier this summer was kicked off with a Miami Heat blockbuster trade to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks.  That deal parted with a haul of Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis and draft capital to form a new Giannis-Bam Adebayo duo in South Beach. A duo

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Heat Raptors

3 winners and 2 losers from Heat’s preseason opener v. Raptors

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The final score doesn’t matter, but the Miami Heat took care of business in their first preseason game in Quebec City, Canada, against the Toronto Raptors this weekend. Nineteen players saw the floor for Miami, which is obviously a lot, especially since no starter played more than 14 minutes. So who were a few winners

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Hanifan: 3 Heat players I am keeping eyes on most in preseason

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The preseason has officially arrived with the Miami Heat, as they take on the Toronto Raptors in Quebec City, Canada, on Saturday. There are multiple players looking to prove themselves during this highly anticipated preseason, but which names should we be keeping eyes on? Here are my three names: Ryan Conwell: Skinny: Outside of Antetokounmpo

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