Miami Heat big man Kel’el Ware has officially made second-team All-Rookie, the NBA announced Tuesday. He finished sixth in the voting. Others who made the second team include Matas Buzelis (Bulls), Yves Missi (Pelicans), Donovan Clingan (Blazers) and Bub Carrington (Wizards). Ware, 21, secured 44 first-place votes and 50 second-place votes. The Heat’s No. 15 […]
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Last offseason, both the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers checked in on Miami Heat assistant Chris Quinn as part of their head coaching search. This summer, the Phoenix Suns are doing the same, as Quinn is one of nine candidates to record second interviews with the organization, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer of
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The worst-kept secret in the NBA is that Kevin Durant has likely played his last game with the Phoenix Suns. One could assume that the directionless 36-win Suns will be extending Devin Booker with Bradley Beal’s immovable contract on the books for two more years–thus making Durant the casualty. We know that the Heat will
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When the Miami Heat finally shipped out the heavily disgruntled Jimmy Butler, there were several moving parts to the trade deadline blockbuster deal. Originally, the Heat acquired PJ Tucker as part of the initial framework of the trade— but the 24-hour Tucker reunion didn’t last. That is because Pat Riley and the front office immediately
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We have known for nearly a month that Monday night’s 2025 NBA Draft Lottery had no bearing on the Miami Heat, who became the first team in NBA History to escape the play-in as the No. 10 seed. Miami was still mercifully swept out of the postseason, nowhere to be seen again for the remainder
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Most of Pat Riley’s end-of-season press conference Friday was tailored toward the franchise’s future. He didn’t have any opening statement–atypical for the Heat’s president–instead jumping into the meat and potatoes of the tumultuous season that was the 2024-25 Miami Heat season, plus brushing the surface of what is to come. One of the fine details
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The Miami Heat’s 2024-25 campaign progressed as another lost season. Jimmy Butler’s eventual messy trade demands led to an inevitable divorce between the franchise and a superstar that led the organization to a pair of NBA Finals and an Eastern Conference finals in a five-year span. After that midseason deal went down, the Heat were
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This offseason will be a pivotal one for the Miami Heat, coming off arguably their worst since 2007-08, a 15-win campaign. They finished with their worst record since 2014-15 at 37-45 in a season mired by drama and inconsistency. A direction must be chosen and changes must be made. One of the most popular directions
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Former longtime Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem will join Amazon Prime TV for their NBA coverage for the 2025-26 season, the network announced Monday. Haslem will be joining Wade, in addition to Candace Parker, Stan Van Gundy, Blake Griffin, Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki, among others. The former 20-year Heat veteran has been with the
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During the Miami Heat’s Jan. 19 meeting against the San Antonio Spurs, three-time All-Star Bam Adebayo and rookie Kel’el Ware saw their first extended minutes sample–something many were wishing would occur after the Heat selected the 7-foot big No. 15 overall nearly seven months prior. The duo rallied them back from a double-digit deficit in
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