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Miami's Hunt for a Big Man Isn’t Predicated Around A Fit for Bam Adebayo

Miami’s Hunt for a Big Man Isn’t Predicated Around A Fit for Bam Adebayo

The big talk of both free agency and the NBA draft for the Miami Heat is just trying to fill some holes in their roster. One of the most important holes that needs to be filled is a big man who can grab them some rebounds and protect the rim a bit. Something I have ...
Pat Riley Getting His Words Twisted From Presser

Pat Riley Getting His Words Twisted From Presser

/ / Basketball, Miami Heat, Pat Riley
It's honestly not surprising that national media and others feel the need to make up fake stories about what Pat Riley had to say in Friday's presser. As I mentioned in my recap of Pat Riley's press conference, the most intriguing points he made was how highly he talked of his player and Erik Spoelstra, ...
Is LaMarcus Aldridge A Good Fit for the Miami Heat?

Is LaMarcus Aldridge A Good Fit for the Miami Heat?

There have been some rumblings about the possibility of LaMarcus Aldridge being traded to the Miami Heat. There's not much to dive into about contract stuff, since he's going into the last year of his deal. I've discussed what that means to Miami in past articles when dealing with a guy with an expiring contract ...
Miami Has One Decision to Make to Acquire Jrue Holiday

Miami Has One Decision to Make to Acquire Jrue Holiday

Pat Riley seemed pretty adamant in Friday's presser about finding the "next thing," and going "Whale hunting." He is not afraid to pull the trigger on a possible deal that makes them better immediately. It's clear though that Jrue Holiday changes this whole team upon arrival, since he's one of the best defensive guards in ...
#BugBrady: Taking Your Miami Heat Questions #3

#BugBrady: Taking Your Miami Heat Questions #3

What's your take on Meyers free agency ? I'll be sad if he leaves. What are some options for him ? #BugBrady— clarens jean-louis (@Clarens_JL) October 22, 2020 Well, it's still not out of the question that he resigns with Miami. For one, Miami is in search for a big to play with Bam Adebayo ...
5 Pat Riley Comments from His Miami Heat Presser

5 Pat Riley Comments from His Miami Heat Presser

/ / Basketball, Miami Heat, Pat Riley
Pat Riley held a press conference with media on Friday afternoon, which he usually does following every season. This one was clearly a little different, since he was doing it in October instead of June. Either way, it was still the iconic Pat Riley speaking about this intriguing Miami Heat team led by Jimmy Butler ...
Is A Miami Heat Trade for Kyle Lowry the Most Ideal Pick-Up?

Is A Miami Heat Trade for Kyle Lowry the Most Ideal Pick-Up?

There's been a lot of discussion about possible trade options for the Miami Heat, including Victor Oladipo and Jrue Holiday, but is Kyle Lowry the best fit? I believe he is. For one, there's a known relationship between Lowry and Jimmy Butler. He's the type of player that Jimmy would love to play with as ...
Could Miami Go From Kendrick Nunn to Kris Dunn?

Could Miami Go From Kendrick Nunn to Kris Dunn?

Other than Kris Dunn and Kendrick Nunn's rhyming last names, they share absolutely nothing alike. Kendrick Nunn showed throughout this regular season that he is a pretty natural scorer of the basketball, even though it was hard to see that during some stretches of the postseason. Kendrick's downfall though is that he is not a ...
#BugBrady: Taking Your Miami Heat Questions #2

#BugBrady: Taking Your Miami Heat Questions #2

Most realistic target you would like the Heat to sign #BugBrady— Zay® (@ZayTheHomie) October 21, 2020 Honestly, if we're talking about realistic possibilities, I would like to see a Jae Crowder re-signing more than anything. Obviously there is hope that Miami can throw him a big one year deal and try to get someone else, ...
Could Miami Overload Shooting with A Joe Harris Pick-Up?

Could Miami Overload Shooting with A Joe Harris Pick-Up?

Do you know what's better than one Duncan Robinson? Two of them. There was a report about two weeks ago that said the Miami Heat might be interested in Joe Harris. Another team interested in Nets forward Joe Harris — The Miami Heat, per league source.— Ross 🏀 (@LegionHoopsRoss) October 7, 2020 But is that ...
#BugBrady: Taking Your Miami Heat Questions

#BugBrady: Taking Your Miami Heat Questions

This is something new that I will be doing for the Five Reasons Sports Network. This allows us to continue to be more interactive, and answer any questions you may have about the Miami Heat. Your questions are also heard every Thursday night on FloorsYours on the Five Reasons Sports Youtube Channel. Anyway, here's today's ...
What Would A Miami Heat Aron Baynes Signing Look Like?

What Would A Miami Heat Aron Baynes Signing Look Like?

There's been some discussion about the possibility of Aron Baynes joining this Heat team. He had a career year this past season with the Suns, and has seemed to make it clear that he will be moving on this off-season. But how would he fit? For starters, one of the biggest things to note with ...
Can DeMarcus Cousins Have His Comeback Season in Miami?

Can DeMarcus Cousins Have His Comeback Season in Miami?

DeMarcus Cousins to Miami. That's interesting on many levels. Obviously Cousins didn't get to play all of last season after he tore his ACL back in August. And before that, he had torn his Achilles in 2018 and suffered a torn quadricep in the playoffs. It's pretty clear, he's had a rough time over this ...
Tristan Thompson Could Get A Look From Miami, As a Last Resort

Tristan Thompson Could Get A Look From Miami, As a Last Resort

There are so many intriguing power forwards and centers in this current free agency, that a guy like Tristan Thompson may not get discussed. But it's definitely a possibility. If Miami can't find that starting stretch four to put next to Bam, such as a Danilo Gallinari, they may go the route of searching for ...
Who Else is on the Miami Heat's Draft Radar?

Who Else is on the Miami Heat’s Draft Radar?

/ / Basketball, Miami Heat
The Miami Heat have the 20th pick in this year's NBA draft, but there's a very good chance that this pick won't be in their possession for long, due to possible trades. I've mentioned before that if they do elect to keep the pick, they will go after a defensive guard or a true big, ...