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The honest truth is that Ware is almost certainly going to play a big part in how successful the Heat is in finally landing a star player. One of the reported "sticking" points in trade discussions for Kevin Durant between the Heat and Phoenix Suns revolved around the inclusion of Ware. Ultimately, the Heat probably made the right decision to keep Ware out of those trade talks.

There's no sugarcoating it: The Miami Heat have been mediocre each of the last three seasons. In fact, with the exception of one historically great playoff run in 2023 that nobody predicted nor could've predicted, they've been a smidge above .500 (127-119) in the regular season and just 1-8 in the postseason. Yikes! Not to mention, one of those postseason exits was in historical fashion ... in a humiliating way!

It would be shocking if the Miami Heat didn't explore adding another big man between now and the start of the season. But even if they did, you'd have to imagine they're going to need to make some sort of move to solidify their frontcourt depth at some point soon. Theoretically speaking, Nikola Vucevic could be a natural potential fit for the team.

The Miami Heat could surprisingly offer an unexpected lifeline to the Cleveland Cavaliers after it was reported that their noted sharp-shooting wing Max Strus is expected to miss 3-4 months with an injury. If the Cavs wanted a cheap replacement, they should look no further than Simone Fontecchio as a potential trade target. And the Heat should be willing to oblige.

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.

The Miami Heat's biggest splash of the offseason was acquiring veteran wing Norman Powell form the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade earlier this summer. Powell's addition is a fairly seamless fit, especially at the price - which came at the expense of veteran forwards Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson, both fringe rotation players. Though there are questions about his fit alongside one-time All-Star Tyler Herro, who's coming off the best year of his career.

Once they started signing everybody else, they pushed me down, and I can see it,

Truth - Miami doesn't have a true superstar The highest-rated player for the Heat is Bam Adebayo, rated 88 overall and the 30th highest-rated player in the game. Tyler Herro did get a bump this year, but despite being an All-Star for the first time, he comes in 42nd overall with an 86 rating. As we here at All U Can Heat have written all offseason, this tracks with the roster Miami has built for the 2025-26 campaign, where the Heat are hoping that a young core of players can gel and be stronger as a unit than what their individual quality might indicate.

Maybe the Heat have different ideas for how to attack the 2025-26 NBA season, though. Given the lack of size on their roster, perhaps they want to spread out what they have and not cram it all into the opening group. By shifting Ware into a high-mileage reserve role and clearing a starting spot for breakout candidate Nikola Jović, they could cover up their depth issues and perhaps elevate their offense.

Sure, the Heat will keep their options open over the next 12 months and be ready to pounce if a star player does become available. However, as NBA scribe Tim Bontemps lays it out, there's a chance that multiple stars could become available in 2027. And it's probably the safer play for Miami to retain flexibility all the way up to that summer.

The biggest one: Head coach Erik Spoelstra is planning to play small. Potentially really small. Yes, the Heat went from (an injured) Highsmith to bringing back Smith in part because it fit with their plan to get under the luxury tax. They also didn't need to cut payroll. They have until the end of the 2025-26 season calendar to shave dollars and cents off the bottom line.

"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 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 lost their last five impactful undrafted players, while receiving almost nothing in return, posing significant challenges for team management moving forward.

"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.