Early in the offseason, forward Caleb Martin declined his $7.1 million player option with the Miami Heat before eventually signing a four-year, $32 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. On Monday, Martin, who spent his best three seasons as a pro with Miami, makes his return to Kaseya Center for the fist time. Martin opened […]
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Not long after the Miami Heat dedicated their court inside Kaseya Center to former head coach and longtime executive Pat Riley, the Los Angeles Lakers will do the same, this time with a statue. The team announced Monday morning that Riley, a former Lakers player, assistant coach and head coach, will be given a statue
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After losing wing Caleb Martin to the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency, the Miami Heat didn’t wait long to re-sign 6-foot-5 forward Haywood Highsmith to a team-friendly two-year, $11 million deal. Highsmith didn’t have a consistent role in the rotation to begin the season. He played 20-plus minutes in two of the team’s first six
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Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic suffered a reduced septum in the first quarter of Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, playing only three minutes before exiting. https://x.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1856494073366098224 Though Jovic isn’t expected to miss any time with the injury. According to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the Heat are expecting him to play
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The Miami Heat unveiled their City Edition uniforms for the 2024-25 season on Thursday, using the “Heat Culture” jerseys for the second consecutive year with a different base color. For this year’s City Edition uniforms, the Heat will have red jerseys with black lettering and white numbering coded with a black outline. The motto that
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You could argue that no head coach in the NBA currently garners more respect than Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra. That doesn’t mean he won’t make mistakes–sometimes costly ones, too. Tyler Herro’s runner–his 14th made field goal of the night–with 1.8 seconds left gave Miami a 121-119 lead in overtime against the Detroit Pistons.
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While Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro got off to a roaring start to begin his 2023-24 season before suffering an ankle injury, Herro’s off to the most efficient start of his career to begin 2024-25, so much so that he’s been the team’s best player through nine games. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra praised Herro’s
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While the Miami Heat did not capture a victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday, there was one surprise standout off the bench: Second-round rookie Pelle Larsson. Larsson played 25 minutes in place of Jaime Jaquez Jr., who missed Monday’s one-point loss with a stomach illness. He tallied a career-high 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting
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While both have played six minutes apiece, the Miami Heat have yet to give their rookies–Kel’el Ware and Pelle Larsson–serious run through three games to begin the 2024-25 regular season. While that was to be expected, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra offered encouraging updates regarding their two 2024 draftees’ development ahead of Wednesday’s game against
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The Miami Heat picked up two crucial wins against inferior opponents–the Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons–after getting blasted on opening night by the Orlando Magic. Despite completely modifying their shot profile, the Heat still rank No. 18 in offense, including No. 20 in both effective field goal and true shooting percentage. The overall shot-making hasn’t
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