It will take more than just one Summer League–or one full NBA season entirely–to determine how the Miami Heat draft shaped up relative to the rest of the NBA. Though the best developmental staff in the NBA got their hands on another toolsy young player in the 2024 draft in center Kel’el Ware, a position […]
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Nearly two months after the Miami Heat released their home preseason schedule, the team disclosed their two road games ahead of the 2024-25 season Monday. Miami will open the preseason on the road against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 7:00 p.m. EST. They will then play three straight home preseason games before
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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra just concluded his first Olympic run as an assistant coach under head coach Steve Kerr with Team USA, who earned their fifth-straight Gold Saturday with a 98-87 win over France. It came on the heels of a disappointing 2023 FIBA World Cup, where USA didn’t medal as a result
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Even though things were slow on the free agent front, the Miami Heat Summer League squad had one to remember. Miami capped off Summer League going 8-1, including an undefeated 6-0 in Las Vegas that netted them their first Summer League title in franchise history. It was a collective effort, but one of the biggest
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In a team sport, not everyone is always going to play, especially in a 40-minute Olympic basketball game as opposed to a 48-minute NBA contest. Reigning NBA champion Jayson Tatum (and Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton) were subject to that in Team USA’s 26-point win over Team Serbia Sunday. Head coach Steve Kerr benched Tatum in favor
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For the second consecutive summer, 21-year-old Heat forward Nikola Jovic is competing for Serbia on the international stage, this time for the 2024 Paris Olympics alongside Nikola Jokic–arguably the best player on the planet–and Bogdan Bogdanovic. Earlier this summer, however, Jovic suffered a serious ankle injury in an offseason workout that was reported by a
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Earlier this month, after the Miami Heat drafted Kel’el Ware NO. 15 overall and re-signed Thomas Bryant to a one-year minimum deal, they waived backup Orlando Robinson before his $2.1 million contract became fully guaranteed. Nearly three weeks later, Robinson has found a new home, signing a one-year contract with the Sacramento Kings, beat writer
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While Miami Heat rookie Kel’el Ware was one of the best rookies throughout Summer League–helping lead the Heat to a Summer League title over the Memphis Grizzlies–it remains to be seen what his role will look like to begin the 2024-25 season. There are myriad variables, including his progress over the next two months–despite an
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They may not be the real All-NBA teams, but something is better than nothing! Miami Heat rookie Kel’el Ware, who they drafted No. 15 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft, and second-year forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. were named to the NBA 2K25 All-Summer League teams, the league announced Monday. Ware was named to the first
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In a fascinating role reversal, the Miami Heat announced Tuesday that coach Dan Bisaccio, who’s currently coaching the team’s Summer League squad, will be the head coach of the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Miami Heat’s G-League affiliate, starting next season. Additionally, Kasib Powell, the Skyforce’s head coach for the last three seasons, will join the
