Easy? Was it easy going down 0-3 and losing in 7 in the ECF last year? Easy that Jimmy Butler's shot miraculously missed after y'all blew a lead in 2022? Easy when Bam blocked your shot in the bubble?
In his return to Miami, James Johnson had nothing but good things to say about his tenure with the Heat. Loved the team, appreciates helping him grow as a player. Called Jimmy Butler “one of the best teammates I ever had.”
Nikola Jovic told us that Erik Spoelstra pushed him to participate in the FIBA World Cup.
"I was not sure if it was a good idea to go and Spo was the one that was like, 'We wanna see you out there.'"
Brian Windhorst says that if you're a good player in LA, the Heat will find you:
"This guy that I know ... sent me a video of Bronny [James] warming up, and right behind him in the first row taking notes is Adam Simon. The Heat are out there doing it."
Just thinking that the player that did THIS will potentially come back even healthier and better to a team that also added Kyle Lowry and had a full offseason to improve...
Maybe I'm seeing this incorrectly but it looks to me that from the 9:24 mark in the 4Q when the Wizards had an 8-point lead and the score was 83-75, Bam Adebayo scored or assisted on all of Miami's remaining 25 points
That's as dominating a performance as you can hope for
Nemanja Bjelica on last season: "I wasn't injured, I just didn't play.
"Finally, I'm in a winning organization. There is no better place to be than here. There's no excuses."
When Orlando Robinson was watching the Finals, he just wanted a shot at Nikola Jokic
"I had to sit and watch, I couldn't even help. Losing is a fire in my stomach."
"He's the MVP, you're trying to go at him."
This is a million times worse than Heat fans leaving in 2013. This is likely the VERY LAST game in Oracle and these people are concerned about making it to Bay Area traffic early.
Duncan Robinson on Haywood Highsmith:
"I have noticed H become a significantly more consistent shooter this summer...
"I think you're going to see even more on the offensive end, an expanded package from Haywood here."
Talk of trading Jimmy Butler, four months removed from one of the bravest, best performances in NBA Finals history, is simply asinine, as well as short-sighted and ignorant.
Teams spend years looking for players that can potentially reach his level
Spo's COY case:
"They have 120 missed games due to injury this season. Fourth-most in the NBA. Teams with the five most games missed: Memphis, Detroit, Charlotte, Miami and Portland. The only one on that list that has a winning record is Miami."
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Duncan Robinson looks GREAT. Moving off the ball well, no hesitation on his jumpers. Defending well in space. It's just a scrimmage but hey it's all good.
Wizards fans are moaning about “the G-League team” that’s currently getting beat by the Heat...
...as if 4-of-5 Miami starters tonight weren’t undrafted, along with two bench players
Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and KZ Okpala are the only Heat players selected in the draft
Maybe I'm seeing this incorrectly but it looks to me that from the 9:24 mark in the 4Q when the Wizards had an 8-point lead and the score was 83-75, Bam Adebayo scored or assisted on all of Miami's remaining 25 points
That's as dominating a performance as you can hope for
Cannot be overstated just how rare Miami’s stability as a front office - while still remaining flexible and open to adapting, as well as being very successful - is around the NBA, and sports in general
Amazing to think Bam Adebayo went from a backup in Miami to virtually untouchable All-Star in just a few months. The potential was always there but he's realized it in such a short time...and there are still multiple levels for him to reach and he's already well on his way
Caleb Martin isn’t getting nearly enough recognition as a legitimate Most Improved Player candidate
An afterthought in Charlotte who was waived and without a team and NOW he’s a great perimeter defender and electrifying scorer
Bucks fans have waited, what, 8 months to talk shit about a team missing a key player to injury and are a Middleton game-winner away from being right back where they were last season
Congratulations on embracing mediocrity so completely you have nothing else to look forward to
You can’t complain about Miami’s lack of income tax and ignore Orlando also benefiting, and then point out the advantage of “big market teams” like the Knicks, Lakers, etc, where residents are taxed insanely high
Here’s a tip: maybe the team you root for just sucks at their job
Davis postgame keeps referring to Andre Iguodala reaggravating his heel injury (which has been an issue since the Denver series, per Davis). Mentioned "Iggy" stepped on it but that was not evident during replays.
I’ll unfortunately admit this about the team: they totally had me fooled that they were going to be motivated after the Finals loss to prove it wasn’t a “fluke.”
I have not seen them play particularly inspired very often
First look of Miami’s Classic jersey for this season, and which will be on sale this fall. The team originally wore this jersey from 1988-1999 and wore a throwback jersey during the 2015-16 season.
Lakers have officially announced that former Miami Heat assistant coach David Fizdale will be joining LA's Frank Vogel staff for the upcoming season.
The move reconnects Fizdale with former Heat player LeBron James, who has long been an advocate of Fizdale's
Looking forward to hearing Dwyane Wade’s name loudly announced at FTX Arena as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history just minutes before kicking off the Miami Heat 2020-21 season
If the Miami Heat were to trade for Kevin Durant or Donovan Mitchell, where would that rank among the greatest offseason acquisitions in franchise history?