The Miami Heat conducted a relatively quiet offseason and conserved assets while monitoring Giannis Antetokounmpo's situation with the Milwaukee Bucks. Rockets general manager Rafael Stone reported that Bucks general manager Jon Horst was clear there was no intention to trade Giannis before the 2025-26 season. The Heat limited large moves, avoiding potentially costly acquisitions like Kevin Durant to preserve long-term flexibility. The Heat's asset preservation aligns more closely with Bam Adebayo's timeline and creates the option to pursue a franchise-altering player such as Giannis if Milwaukee's stance changes.
The Heat, perhaps like many other teams around the league, could truly be saving up assets for their eventual pursuit of Giannis. Is that ever going to be publicly admitted? Absolutely not. However, their actions do speak louder than words. And there's at least an outside chance that's what ended up happening this offseason.
No. I deal well with Jon Horst (Bucks GM), I really like him. Jon was very clear that they weren't doing anything. So, that was that.
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