Miami Heat

Miami Heat

What made Miami's win the most impressive is that they just kept attacking and never let up. After a slow first six minutes, the Heat's offense kept coming in spurts, and every time Cleveland had a body blow that made it seem like Miami would be walking out with a "moral victory," the Heat responded every time. It's far from where this team was back in April after Cleveland came to town and ended Miami's season with a four-game

Even though the Heat weren't very successful as a team this preseason, there were some bright spots. The play of Norman Powell was certainly one of them. Powell closed the preseason by averaging 16 points on 45 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent shooting from 3-point range. If nothing else, it does seem as if the Heat will be able to rely on Powell as a strong contributor to the team.

On Tuesday, the point guard has seemingly managed to turn up the volume of such chatter as we head into the regular season. In this online era of the 21st Century, it's common practice for players to air out their grievances on social media. Young appeared to have done just that via his personal X account, as he posted a simple yet thought-provoking three-word message that should have Miami and, frankly, the rest of the league tuning in.

Butler, a member of Atlanta's NBA 2K26 Summer League 2025 team, appeared in 27 games (all starts) for Kentucky during the 2024-25 season, tallying career highs of 11.4 points, 4.3 assists and 2.9 rebounds, in addition to 1.6 steals in 26.0 minutes (.498 FG%, .391 3FG%, .735 FT%). A native of Moreno Valley, California, Butler spent his first four collegiate seasons suiting up for San Diego State (2020-24), leading the Aztecs to the 2023 NCAA National Championship Game.

Markkanen is a potential trade target that has faded out of the limelight over the last year, but there's no question that he should be on every star-hunting team's radar heading into the start of this season. If the Utah Jazz get off to a slow start, the whispers surrounding Markkanen's availability on the trade market are only going to get louder.

The Heat have a real chance to make something out of this season and become a factor in the weakened Eastern Conference. For that to happen, though, they need Erik Spoelstra to squeeze every possible ounce of production out of this superstar-less roster. Luckily, maximizing a roster just happens to be a strength of Spo's, and he even has an obvious path toward doing that.

The NBA Finals series that sparked Dwyane Wade's Hall of Fame career, and the one that helped put the Miami Heat on the map, still haunts former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to this day. Cuban admitted as much on a recent podcast with DLLS Mavs. During the interview, Cuban said that he still believes that series was "stolen" from the Mavs.

Even just a few years ago, to merely raise the question would have invited incredulity if not laughter, and to dare ask it aloud might have branded you a lunatic.

Marcos Thomas Perez, a former security officer for the Miami Heat, pleaded guilty to trafficking over 400 stolen jerseys and memorabilia worth millions.

"Robinson is among the most lethal floor-spacers in the game. Since 2019-20, he's drilling 39.9 percent of threes. The only player during this stretch to match that efficiency is...Stephen Curry."

The Miami Heat traded Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for a heavily protected 2026 second-round pick, aiming to duck under the luxury tax.

The Miami Heat traded Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a top-55 protected 2026 second-round pick, effectively dumping his salary.

The Miami Heat have undergone massive roster changes since the 2023 NBA Finals. Only Bam Adebayo remains from that lineup, highlighting their significant transition.

"When I'm at work, I'm at work. I'm 100% attorney Chelsea reporting for duty," Varsaci stated, illustrating her balanced commitment to both her legal and performance careers.