The NBA dropped its schedule earlier this week, and buried in the long list of 1,230 regular-season games was a juicy nugget that should make every Orlando Magic fan sit up and start sharpening their social media barbs: The Magic will open the 2025-26 NBA season against the Miami Heat.

Here are game-by-game predictions for the Miami Heat as the team is in East Group C along with other top teams.

No NBA team in recent years has gotten more from undrafted projects than the Miami Heat. And no team has gotten less for those success stories when those player

The Miami HEAT announced its 2025-26 regular season schedule this Thursday, which runs from October 22, 2025 through April 12, 2026 and currently includes 80 games with two NBA Cup games to be determined at a later date.

The Miami Heat ’s recent roster moves are already paying dividends, as evidenced by a recent X post that highlighted both the standout performances of Norman Powell and Simone Fontecchio in their respective FIBA international matchups on Saturday.

NBA analyst Amin Elhassan said Heat memorabilia—including items from the NBA Finals—was stolen and sold over the course of at least 18 months.

Erik Spoestra, the Miami Heat coach, said he wanted to see growth from Nikola Jovic as Jovic plays this summer for the Serbian national team. Thus far, it's on

For the Lakers, probably no player is worth both a look back and a look forward more than Austin Reaves, the one-time undrafted guard from Oklahoma who managed to carve out a starring role for himself in the NBA despite significant odds working against him.