Tag: Miami Heat
It is no secret by now that the Bulls and Zach LaVine are not on the same page. As a result, the Zach LaVine trade sweepstakes have been been heating up in the past couple of weeks. There have been a few teams who have been mentioned in terms of the All-Star guard’s services. The […]
User Note: This page is updated as of Monday, June 24, 2024. If someone asked you to list off the people that come to mind when you hear the term ‘Heat Culture,’ you likely wouldn’t get too far down the list without naming Erik Spoelstra. For the last 16 years, Erik Spoelstra has led the […]
Key Highlights: Alex Caruso provides a skill that is very valuable to today’s game: elite point-of-attack defense Caruso is not a defensive-only player – he also offers value through his passing, spot-up shooting, driving, and cutting Caruso is the most valuable player projected to be on the trade block this season As the ever-so-frustrating Chicago Bulls continue […]
Along with being a Hall of Famer, four-time champion, and eighth on the all-time scoring list, Shaquille O’Neal apparently has another accolade that he holds near and dear to his heart. According to the Big Aristotle (one of O’Neal’s many nicknames), he is responsible for the largest single purchase in Walmart’s history. The Big Purchase […]
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (right ankle sprain) is expected to miss at least the next two weeks. Herro, 23, rolled his right ankle during a first-quarter drive in Wednesday night’s 108-102 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The 6-foot-5 guard then headed to the locker room and didn’t return. “Right when it happened, I felt […]
The Miami Heat are hiring Udonis Haslem as vice president of basketball development, according to reports. His responsibilities will include being a source to the coaching staff, mentoring players from both the Heat and Sioux Falls Skyforce — Miami’s G League affiliate — along with representing the organization in the community. Udonis, 43, reiterated that […]
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was asked about a recent survey regarding NBA general managers listing the best players based on a variety of different metrics, and it turns out that Bam Adebayo did not receive a single vote as the best defensive player in the league. “That one is unbelievable to me,” Spoelstra told […]
Former 2017 NBA champion Matt Barnes, also the host of “All The Smoke” podcast, believes ex-Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has a better chance of winning a title with the Milwaukee Bucks than he would with the Miami Heat. Barnes, 43, was asked by TMZ Sports last week about the Lillard trade, while at […]
The Miami Heat are exercising forward Nikola Jovic’s $2.4 million team option for the 2024-25 season, per sources. This is part of the four-year, $11.4 million rookie-scale contract he signed last July. Jovic, 20, is relieved to still be playing in a Heat uniform after last month’s Damian Lillard trade rumors surfaced. “I’m happy I’m […]
The Miami Heat have signed free agent guard R.J. Hampton to a two-way contract, according to reports. Hampton, 22, was selected 24th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2020 NBA Draft. Following the draft, the Bucks traded the former National Basketball League (NBL) star to the Denver Nuggets. In 25 games off the bench […]
