Through a 14-game sample full of inconsistency and lineup fluctuation, Miami Heat rookie Pelle Larsson continues to stand out in his minutes. The team’s No. 44 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft is coming arguably his most complete game of the season Monday against the Dallas Mavericks. Larsson, who finished fourth on the team […]
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While the Miami Heat did not capture a victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday, there was one surprise standout off the bench: Second-round rookie Pelle Larsson. Larsson played 25 minutes in place of Jaime Jaquez Jr., who missed Monday’s one-point loss with a stomach illness. He tallied a career-high 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting
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Domantas Sabonis’ game-winning putback with 0.7 seconds rewarded the Sacramento Kings a 111-110 comeback win over the Miami Heat Monday evening inside Kaseya Center. Sabonis’ putback was Sacramento’s 11th offensive rebound of the game and seventh second-chance bucket, an issue that has plagued the Heat through the early portion of the season. They have surrendered
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While both have played six minutes apiece, the Miami Heat have yet to give their rookies–Kel’el Ware and Pelle Larsson–serious run through three games to begin the 2024-25 regular season. While that was to be expected, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra offered encouraging updates regarding their two 2024 draftees’ development ahead of Wednesday’s game against
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The Miami Heat will host the Atlanta Hawks in their final home preseason contest on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. EST inside Kaseya Center. Wednesday’s game will mark the second leg of a back-to-back for the Heat, who secured a 120-117 win over Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday night. It will be the
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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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After the Miami Heat drafted former Oregon and Indiana center Kel’el Ware with the No. 15 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the Heat drafted Arizona guard Pelle Larsson with the No. 44 pick in the second round plus added a slew of undrafted free agents, including Arizona forward Keshad Johnson. Recently speaking with Miami
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By now, you’ve probably heard–or perhaps read–about Kel’el Ware’s encouraging Summer League with the Miami Heat. He made All-Summer League first team, posting 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 26.7 minutes across eight combined games. It was a small sample size, and Ware wasn’t perfect (no rookie is), but his play looked very
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We are now three days removed from the conclusion of Summer League, capped by the Miami Heat capturing their first-ever Summer League title over the Memphis Grizzlies, finishing 6-0 in Las Vegas and 8-1 overall. Now it’s time to evaluate some individual performances! Below, I put on my professor cap and grade each Heat player’s
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The Miami Heat played their first two games of the California Classic on July 6-7 against the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, respectively. They will close their three-game showing inside San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, July 10, against the Los Angeles Lakers before traveling to Las Vegas, Nev., for the NBA 2K25 Summer League.
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