Heat, Nets Pull Off Surprising NBA Late-Offseason Trade
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Here are game-by-game predictions for the Miami Heat as the team is in East Group C along with other top teams.
Almost four months ago, the Miami Heat were the victims of the one of the most brutal first round sweeps in NBA history. With the team's offseason nearing a clo
Smith impressed the Heat in 14 games last season before tearing his Achilles. This is a three-year contract, only one is guaranteed.
In a recent interview, Jaime Jaquez Jr. talks about his challenging adjustment period following a frustrating sophomore season.
On Thursday afternoon, the NBA released the 2025-26 regular-season schedule that includes 80 (40 home and 40 away) of the 82 games for each team because two games from Dec. 9 to Dec. 15 remain up in the air until the group stage of the league’s in-season tournament plays out.
Two of the state’s biggest columnists jumped into the fray. Dave Barry of the Miami Herald called Central Floridians an uncultured bunch of “low-foreheaded, nose-picking yahoos.” Bob Morris of the Orlando Sentinel fired back. It was Florida Man versus Florida Man before Florida Man was even a meme.
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.
The Heat opted to sign Smith instead of a backup center such as Kai Jones, who auditioned for Miami last week, or veteran center Trey Lyes, who also has been linked to the Heat. Miami isn’t expected to add a backup center in free agency anytime soon, though it’s conceivable that could be addressed with another trade.
Andrew Wiggins will enter his first full season with the Miami Heat after being traded by the Golden State Warriors for Jimmy Butler.
The Miami Heat are heading into next season with a refreshed outlook after some roster shakeups following a historically bad ending to last season. Meanwhile, t