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Can the Miami Heat work around their biggest weakness?

The defensive structure of the Miami Heat is rarely in question. A baseline of Erik Spoelstra and Bam Adebayo usually puts you in top 10-15 range alone, but adding in Davion Mitchell, Andrew Wiggins, Pelle Larsson, Dru Smith, and others simply projects them above average on that end of the floor.

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Key player could miss Miami Heat opener

After a preseason in which many of the Miami Heat guards missed time, the team is being hit now in a more vulnerable place on the roster. It was expected that Tyler Herro and Kasparas Jakucionis wouldn't be available for the season opener in Orlando on October 22, and neither practiced Monday.

Jimmy Butler News / Miami Heat on SI / October 20

Jimmy Butler isn't done talking about the Miami Heat

Honeymoons are never forever, not in life nor in basketball, and the latter is especially true when it comes to Jimmy Butler. Butler is still in that stage

Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / October 19

Who's outside the rotation for the Miami Heat?

No more preseason style of basketball. No more G-League guys closing down the stretch. No more Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo, and company sitting on the bench for the majority of games.

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The 'Most 2,000-point NBA seasons' quiz

How many of the NBA players with multiple 2,000-point season since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976-77 can you name in six minutes?

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Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / October 19

Will the Miami Heat catch some breaks early?

The schedule, on the surface, is daunting. Six of the Miami Heat's first eight games are against teams that made the playoffs last season. And six of the first eight games are on the road.

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The 25 greatest nicknames in NBA history

Hakeem The Dream, Clyde The Glide, Magic: The NBA has produced some incredible nicknames over the decades. Some, like Magic and Penny, have even come to largely replace the player's actual name.

Precious Achiuwa News / Fastbreak on SI / October 19

Miami Heat, Pacers Coaches Address Cutting Ties With Notable NBA Vets

The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers both cut ties with intriguing NBA veterans this week. The latter team waived Cam Payne shortly after bringing him on.

Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / October 19

All ready for the Miami Heat season, but two

The Miami Heat haven't won a game in a long time, not in the preseason and not in the last postseason -- 10 straight losses in total. But at least they are entering the 2025-26 season in a reasonably healthy state.

Erik Spoelstra News / Miami Heat on SI / October 19

The challenge of Erik Spoelstra's career is to come

The first big challenge of Erik Spoelstra’s career as head coach of Team USA basketball is for the group to return home from Qatar with a gold medal in the 2027 FIBA World Cup.

Tyler Herro News / Miami Heat on SI / October 19

Has Tyler Herro’s Miami Heat tenure reached the eleventh hour?

Very rarely have players had their breakout seasons and have been almost forced to replicate similar production in the following year to secure a future with a franchise.

Miami Heat News / Larry Brown Sports / October 19

Kendrick Perkins makes big prediction about Bam Adebayo

Bam Adebayo is entering his ninth season with the Miami Heat, and Kendrick Perkins believes it will be the big man’s last. Perkins spoke about the Heat during an appearance on the latest episode of the “Road Trippin” podcast, which was released on Friday.

Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / October 18

The Miami Heat did not 'run it back' this time

There's an assumption that the Miami Heat run it back every year. It has become such a part of fan folklore recently that Heat president Pat Riley even

Kendrick Perkins News / Hardwood Heroics / October 18

'I Believe It’s Time' – Kendrick Perkins Predicts Big Trade From the Heat This Season

The Miami Heat are expected to make a significant change to their roster in the 2025-26 NBA season. Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins believes it’s time for one star player to move on from the franchise and predicts that he’d likely be moved during the regular season.

Miami Heat News / NBA Analysis Network / October 18

How the Miami Heat’s blockbuster trade gamble in 2004 led to a title two years later

The Miami Heat won their first championship in franchise history in 2006, which was a result of a huge gamble with a blockbuster trade in 2004. Dwyane Wade was a promising player, but he needed a superstar teammate to get the Heat over the line.

Miami Heat News / NBA Analysis Network / October 18

Bam Adebayo will not be with the Miami Heat at the end of the season, Kendrick Perkins predicts

Bam Adebayo has committed to four more seasons in his Miami Heat contract. Despite this deal, ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins believes that the elite defensive center will play his final season in a Heat jersey in the 2025-26 campaign.

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Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / October 18

Third signing for two-way for Miami Heat

You can never have enough guards, apparently. The Miami Heat, which went to training camp with a backcourt surplus prior to suffering a series of injuries -- most of which have healed enough for returns -- have added another guard as a two-way contract recipient.

Tyler Herro News / EssentiallySports / October 18