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Jimmy Butler is confident the Heat can play any style of basketball

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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NBA Trade Rumors: Rockets are ‘team to watch’ if Heat explore trading Jimmy Butler

1 Comment / News, Rumors / Matt Hanifan

The Houston Rockets may not be the Oklahoma City or any other “top tier contenders” in the Western Conference, but that won’t push them away from potentially making noise in a loaded West. After signing Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks to sizable contracts last offseason, Houston was expected to go big-game hunting in the offseason.

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Miami Heat: 3 positive, negative takeaways through 3 games

10 Comments / Analysis / Matt Hanifan

The Miami Heat have barely scratched the surface of the 2024-25 regular season, but have won two straight after a dismal season-opener to the Orlando Magic. They are off to their fifth 2-1 start over the last 10 years, their first since the 2021-22 season. What are three positive and negative takeaways through three games

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Miami Heat: 8 players will not travel to Memphis for final preseason game

4 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

On Oct. 23 against the Orlando Magic is the next time that you see most of the regulars in action for the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat, who have played four preseason games thus far, will close the preseason Friday against on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies. Though eight Heat players–including seven regular rotation

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Stan Van Gundy: ‘I don’t understand what’s going on’ with Heat

18 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

However you want to slice the pie, the Miami Heat, a team coming off back-to-back play-in berths without much roster turnover, is quite polarizing heading into the 2024-25 season. Currently, their Vegas over-under still stands at 44.5 wins–the 8th-most in the Eastern Conference–after winning 44 and 46 over their last two seasons, respectively. They’re still

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Miami Heat: 7 biggest questions as training camp approaches

3 Comments / Analysis / Matt Hanifan

The Miami Heat enter the 2024-25 season off back-to-back play-in bouts. A fresh start is mere days away, as the team heads off to training camp beginning Oct. 1 in the Bahamas with their first preseason game on Oct. 8. As training camp is vastly approaching, what are a few key questions heading into the

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Report: Jimmy Butler rumored to like Brooklyn, should he hit free agency

16 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

Miami Heat star wing Jimmy Butler was eligible for a two-year, $113 million extension earlier this offseason, which essentially would’ve tacked on an extra $59 million to his current contract. He chose not to sign it, and will be eligible for an even greater payday next offseason, which will be the final year of his

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Report: Heat only have two ‘definite’ starters entering training camp

5 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

Last week, our own Dan Riccio went over the Miami Heat’s projected depth chart heading into the 2024-25 season. Nothing is set in stone roughly one month out from training camp. According to Ethan Skolnick of the Five Reasons Sports Network, he was told that the Heat will only have two “definite” starters heading into

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Brian Windhorst: Jimmy Butler will be in ‘killer mode’ next season

3 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

The upcoming 2024-25 season will be a very pivotal one for Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler. Butler, 34, chose not to sign an extension with the Heat–or any other team, should he have been traded–this offseason. He was eligible for a two-year, $112.6 million extension with the Heat this offseason, which would’ve essentially added

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Jimmy Butler’s ‘Big Face Coffee’ gets great review from New York Times

6 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

What some thought turned into a funny gimmick inside the NBA’s infamous bubble during the fall of 2020 really turned into an obsession and ever-growing business for Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler. Four years ago, Butler launched “Big Face Coffee,” which began with him selling cups of coffee at $20 a pop in the

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