The Heat are entering the new 2025-26 season without their starting lineup being made official yet. Tyler Herro’s absence opens a spot for Davion Mitchell to step up in the backcourt. But even with Herro’s injury creating a hole, that’s not even the biggest question mark—especially for fans and analysts closely following roster changes and […]
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Whether it’s their 127-119 combined record or their middling 0.7 NET Rating over the last three combined seasons, the Miami Heat are in a state of mediocrity. They lost Duncan Robinson to the Detroit Pistons this offseason. But they added Simone Fontecchio, Norman Powell and re-signed guard Davion Mitchell. Refreshed and revived, the Heat aim
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The Miami Heat are winless through five preseason games. Does that matter? No. The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t record a single win in four preseason games last year; the Bucks went 0-5 in 2022-23; the Los Angeles Lakers went 0-6 in 2021-22. The current iteration of the Heat aren’t those teams, and vice versa. The point
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Another preseason game, another loss for the Miami Heat. In an overtime matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on the road, Miami was unable to close it out— losing 119-118 and dropping to a league worst 0-5 on the preseason. The Heat starters got some extra playing time in this outing. Norman Powell lead with 17
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Following the Miami Heat’s 120-104 preseason loss on Sunday, they became the only team in the league to have an 0-4 record for this year’s preseason. Yes, preseason doesn’t really matter besides to just experiment with lineups and combinations. Starters don’t usually play more than 15-20 minutes. In this game’s case, each of Bam Adebayo,
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Although the clarity is still not there regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s long-term future on the Milwaukee Bucks, the media is still talking about it. For months, ESPN’s Shams Charania has been all over the build up to Antetokounmpo eventually weighing his options elsewhere. As the start of the 2025-26 is just over a week away, the
After being sidelined for the first two preseason games due to a left wrist injury, Miami Heat rookie Kasparas Jakucionis made his first appearance since July against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. And the Heat’s No. 20 overall pick left a strong first impression, finishing with eight points, a game-high 10 assists, two steals
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We are exactly three weeks away from the Miami Heat’s season opener against the Orlando Magic inside Kia Center. We are just two games into the Heat’s preseason, with the third of six total preseason affairs tipping off in a matter of moments against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. Are there any overarching
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At this time last year, the Miami Heat was not only focused on changing its shot diet, but tailoring their offense around Terry Rozier and Tyler Herro, taking more pressure off Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. The Heat were more intentional attempting threes and keeping the offense spaced during the preseason. Though they quickly reverted
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Despite Tyler Herro’s offseason ankle surgery supposed to sideline him for the first near-15 games of the new season, he remains arguably the most talented player on the Miami Heat roster. Norman Powell’s addition, along with the impacts from guys like Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins and Nikola Jovic, should help keep things afloat while Herro
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