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Report: Cavaliers ‘would ask’ for Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr. in Donovan Mitchell trade talks

Death, taxes and Miami Heat trade rumors for a star player! While there’s still plenty of speculation surrounding the future of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell–who the Miami Heat have been linked to the last several seasons–the Cavaliers reportedly have interest in both Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr., Ashish Mathur of Hoops Wire reported […]

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Bam Adebayo

How will Bam Adebayo’s max extension affect Heat cap sheet?

Heat center Bam Adebayo, 26, will be eligible for a four-year supermax extension this offseason if he makes All-NBA. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Miami Heat insider Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reported last week that Bam Adebayo is expected to receive a lucrative–aka: max–extension from the Miami Heat this offseason. The All-NBA teams will be

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Bam Adebayo

Report: Heat expected to offer Bam Adebayo ‘lucrative extension’ this offseason

While it shouldn’t be considered a shock, the Miami Heat are expected to offer Bam Adebayo a “lucrative extension” this offseason, Heat insider and beat reporter Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reported Friday morning. As a foundational piece for the Heat who is still a few years away from turning 30, the expectation is

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Nikola Jovic

Nikola Jovic opens up on season, Pat Riley’s praise: ‘I feel like it was a successful season for me’

Miami Heat president Pat Riley had high praise for 20-year-old forward Nikola Jovic during his end-of-season press conference on Monday. “It all happened like that for Niko,” Riley said with snapping motion. “The Learning curve was off the charts. Still, we saw something this year when we put him in the game. I think you

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Jaquez Jovic

Pat Riley praises Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic: ‘They’re two great pieces for us.’

Miami Heat president Pat Riley gave his annual end-of-season press conference on Monday and made national headlines for his comments about the team’s availability and, specifically, Jimmy Butler’s availability. Though within his 42-minute presser, he lauded two of Miami’s best young players: Nikola Jovic and Jaime Jaquez Jr. “They’re two great pieces for us,” Riley

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Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Heat’s Jaime Jaquez finishes fourth in 2023-24 Rookie of the Year voting

While San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, last year’s top overall selection, unanimously took home the 2023-24 Rookie of the Award voting, Miami Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez finished in fourth, the league announced Monday. Jaquez, Miami’s No. 18 selection in the 2023 NBA Draft, also finished behind Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren and Charlotte’s Brandon Miller,

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Pat Riley

Pat Riley challenged Jimmy Butler. Now, Butler must respond

Even though it arrived over two months sooner in the calendar year than the organization would’ve liked, everyone’s favorite annual press conference was Monday: Pat Riley’s end-of-season presser. It’s a spectacle on the Miami Heat’s calendar where the team president outlines all his thoughts on everything from the team’s current condition to its potential process

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Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. discusses what he wants to improve most entering 2024-25

The Miami Heat, less than 48 hours removed from getting eliminated in five games to the Boston Celtics, conducted exit interviews Friday afternoon. While it was optional, almost every player spoke, including Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. From the moment that the first summer league game tipped off in early July, Jaquez, who the Heat

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Erik Spoelstra

Erik Spoelstra: Notion that Heat did not take regular season seriously is ‘off base’

The Miami Heat, less than 48 hours removed from getting eliminated in five games to the Boston Celtics, conducted exit interviews Friday afternoon. For the second consecutive season, the Heat, who finished 46-36 in the regular season, ended up in the play-in game and ultimately landed as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference.

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