This upcoming season will be a big one for Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins. As the headliner of the Jimmy Butler trade, Wiggins’ abbreviated stint with the Heat a year ago was a disappointing one — marred by injury and inconsistency. And a recent ranking reflects his underwhelming season. According to a recently published HoopsHype […]
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When fans think back on Miami Heat Mount Rushmore, there’s no debate that Dwyane Wade leads that discussion. He is undoubtedly the greatest player in franchise history, and had a statue put up outside the arena this past season to justify that notion even more. But who is behind him? LeBron James helped lead the
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The tumultuous end to the Jimmy Butler era still haunts the Miami Heat as we head into the new season, but new additions like Norman Powell and a commitment to hard-nosed players like Davion Mitchell show the Heat are ready to turn over a new leaf and lead a new identity. As we approach training
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When the Miami Heat traded for Terry Rozier back in the beginning of 2024, they were expecting a needle moving point guard to help maximize the Jimmy Butler era. Kyle Lowry, who was quickly aging and becoming unplayable, was shipped out in the trade along with a future first-round draft pick. Not only did the
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The Miami Heat’s worst-kept secret is Terry Rozier’s availability. The Heat have been trying to trade Rozier all offseason, but nothing has come to fruition. For the last seven months, Rozier has been linked to a federal gambling probe dating back to 2023, when he was still with the Charlotte Hornets. According to new details
After trading away Haywood Highsmith to the Brooklyn Nets, the Miami Heat signed Dru Smith to a three-year, $7.9 million contract on Saturday. Smith, who’s going to be 28-years-old in December, is coming off back-to-back serious knee/lower leg injuries. In 2023-24, he suffered a season-ending ACL injury after just nine games, while suffering a torn
When the Miami Heat committed to sign Dru Smith to a standard three-year contract, it briefly made sense. The Heat, and especially coach Erik Spoelstra, have been high on Smith for years. That notion was finally justified after the undrafted guard ascended in Spoelstra’s rotation during the first half of last season. His point-of-attack defensive
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The Miami Heat have made a series of (questionable) decisions over the last 72 hours. On Friday, the team traded Haywood Highsmith plus their 2032 second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a heavily-protected second-round pick. It reeked of poor asset management. Though the upside was that it got the Heat below the
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Last October, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra called then-second-round rookie Pelle Larsson an “elite role player” and a “plug-and-play”-type player. The Arizona alum was one of the best glue guys in college basketball and parlayed that into a successful first few months with the organization last summer. But while Larsson, 24, found ways to
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Find someone who loves as much as the Miami Heat organization loves Dru Smith. In case you may have missed it, the Heat signed Smith to a three-year, $7.9 million deal on Saturday — one day after freeing up another roster spot in the Haywood Highsmith trade. Smith, who will turn 28 in December, has
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