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LaMelo Ball may be incredibly talented, but he's one star player that the Miami Heat should look to avoid at all costs. As the Heat continue to look for a star player that could transform the franchise, they should look somewhere else. Ball, with all due respect, is not the star player that the Heat should be looking to add or the one they need.

Even though it's not too often that two rivals like the Knicks and Heat do business with each other, the former could be a soft landing spot for Yabusele. The Heat needs a big man and will likely attempt to add one after December 15. Who knows if the Heat would look to New York, but he's a player who does become trade-eligible on December 15, and one who does have characteristics of being a culture-type player.

"It felt great being out there with my teammates and being on court with them for the first time all season," Herro said. "It felt great to be in the drills. My foot is getting better. I've been rehabbing around the clock, every day since my surgery. "I'm trying to get back as soon as I can. I'm looking at about a week or two, hopefully, barring those setbacks."

Miami begins a two-game set against the New York Knicks on Friday. Ultimately, its chances of passing the Pacers after 13 games are quite unlikely. Indiana scored 157 points (vs. Hawks) in their 13th game that season, meaning the Heat would have to score 167 points to surpass them. While they have 140-plus points thrice already, they have only topped 150-plus once in their franchise's history: In April of last season against the New Orleans Pelicans (153 PTS; April 11). Accomplishing that feat will be significantly slim without Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo.

As Wednesday night progressed, one got the feeling that the Heat's offensive firepower would eventually win out and that Cleveland would simply run out of gas, given who was available for them. So even after the Heat had taken double-digit leads in the first and third quarters that both slipped away, it was still a 101-100 game with 8:55 left, and the Heat were slated to rotate in all their starters to close out the game.

"Perfect," Jaquez Jr. said.

He continues to be a defensive liability, and he has the worst defensive rating on the team, among players who have played at least five games. But considering he was supposed to just be a rotational guard, and considering he is still a second-year player who was a second-round pick, he has held his own on the offensive side of the ball and has the 4th best offensive rating

The Vice Nights threads are officially back! Seven years after they first debuted, the Miami Heat are officially bringing back the iconic black "Vice Nights" uniforms, beginning on Nov. 12, the team announced Saturday. The jerseys will go on sale on Nov. 11. It was speculated in July that Miami would bring back the Vice Nights uniforms, which will serve as their City Edition threads for the 2025-26 season.