The Godfather has spoken! In a statement released by Miami Heat president Pat Riley on Thursday, Riley poured cold water on the recent Jimmy Butler scuttlebutt: “We usually don’t comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches,” the statement read. […]
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According to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler “prefers a trade out of Miami” ahead of the 2024 Trade Deadline, expected to be Feb. 6. https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1871948946345689131 Though there was one very key detail from Charania’s report: “Butler has not formally requested a trade, sources said, but is believed to be ready
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Less than a week before its two-week deadline expired, the Miami Heat have converted undrafted rookie Keshad Johnson from a two-way contract to a standard, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported Tuesday. https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1871658129118953573 As a result of the Thomas Bryant trade clearing another roster spot, the organization had until Dec. 29 to fill a
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Miami Heat guard Dru Smith has torn his left achilles and is out for the rest of the season, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported Tuesday. https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1871624526456668431 Smith’s injury occurred during the second quarter of Monday’s game. He went scoreless in seven minutes of action, tallying one rebound and one assist. This very unfortunate
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Miami Heat guard Dru Smith exited the first half of Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets with a lower left leg injury. At the time of this publishing, there is no definitive diagnosis. Though it was a non-contact injury and Smith was helped off the court by teammates Nikola Jovic and Alec Burks. https://x.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1871366007069298989 He
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The hamster wheel of the Jimmy Butler trade rumors continued to spin Monday. According to ESPN NBA front office insider Bobby Marks, a former executive in the league, there is a growing sentiment that Butler will remain with the Heat past the trade deadline unless a can’t-refuse-offer comes across their desk. “As for Butler’s future,
It’s undeniable that Miami Heat guard that Tyler Herro is having the most efficient season of his career. It did, however, come at the expense his shot diet, which was previously a steady diet of long 2s–an area of the floor assumed by their two best players in Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. Herro modified
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On Friday, the Miami Heat flipped Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers for a 2031 second-round pick swap. The deal was not made official until Sunday, the day that Bryant plus 84 other players leaguewide, who signed last offseason, were eligible to be traded. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about the trade ahead of
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The Miami Heat may have found another undrafted gem that’s provided an impact with the team’s rotation in Dru Smith. The 26 year-old has provided some valuable guard depth in coach Erik Spoelstra’s lineups, and he is carving out a regular role. After the Heat traded Thomas Bryant for a second-round draft pick, Smith should
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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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