After the Miami Heat traded Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers for a 2031 second-round pick swap, a lane opened up for first-round rookie Kel’el Ware, who has been out of the rotation for most of the season behind Bam Adebayo and Kevin Love. Love, 36, has looked like a shell of himself behind Adebayo […]
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The Jimmy Butler trade saga received more clarity before Thursday’s win against the Orlando Magic. Pat Riley released a statement on the matter, where he firmly stated that the organization “is not trading” the franchise star. The remarks from the team president shut down any further speculation from the Heat’s side. However, Butler and his
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday’s to all those who celebrate. As frustrating as some of it has been, the Miami Heat are still 14-13 through 27 games. But with nearly 70 percent of the 2024-25 season left, what are a few new toys that should be on the Heat’s Christmas wishlist? Let’s examine five of
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In case you may have missed it, Miami Heat guard Dru Smith will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season with a torn Achilles–an injury he unfortunately suffered during Monday’s 15-point win over the Brooklyn Nets. Previously, after the Thomas Bryant trade, Smith–on a two-way contract–was the favorite to earn a standard contract with the
If we’ve learned anything over the last several years: Growth and development aren’t always linear. Take four of the Miami Heat’s latest first-round picks, for example. Tyler Herro burst onto the scene as a rookie in 2019-20 after being drafted No. 13 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. He averaged 13.5 points as a rookie–wowing
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Despite the Miami Heat’s success with their new starting lineup of Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith and Bam Adebayo, there is still one glaring problem. This unit lacks size and length, even with newly drafted 7-footer Kel’el Ware on the roster. Ware has plenty of upside and potential in the Heat’s big
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The Miami Heat have been at the thick of trade rumors around the league in regard to Jimmy Butler and his contract situation. Butler, currently making $48.7 million, has a $52.4 million player option at the end of this season. But with recent reports from ESPN’s Shams Charania that state the Heat are open to
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Days before the unofficial start of trade season across the NBA, the Miami Heat traded Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers for a 2031 second-round pick swap. As a result, the Heat will receive the most favorable of those two second-round picks. The trade wasn’t made official until Sunday, the day that Bryant–who re-signed with
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Sunday marked the first day of the unofficial start of trade season for the 2024-25 NBA Season, with a total of 85 players who signed over the summer becoming trade-eligible. Of course, this doesn’t mean that each player will be traded before the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Though one of them–Thomas Bryant, who re-signed for
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I know exactly what you’re thinking: No, the Miami Heat did not trade star guard Jimmy Butler after that’s been rampant for the last 72 hours. But they did make a trade this week! Two days before the unofficial start of trade season, the Miami Heat traded backup center Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers
