Apr 16, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) and head coach Erik Spoelstra ask for a replay against the Chicago Bulls during the second half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images David Banks-Imagn Images

Media Personality Reacts To Viral Post Regarding Miami Heat’s Future

Originally posted on Miami Heat on SI | By Bryan Townes | Last updated Jul 20, 2025 2:07 PM ET

With the Eastern Conference potentially being weaker next season, healthy teams are incentivized to remain aggressive in improving their rosters.

After passing on Kevin Durant, the Miami Heat made one of the most significant moves of the offseason with their acquisition of Norman Powell. While he will likely make them a better team, it remains questionable if they can return to the contender status they had while Jimmy Butler was the lead star on the roster. Kenny Beecham breaks down some of the challenges holding them back from a brighter future.

“I do believe they are missing certain types of players on the team, though,” Beecham said. “Maybe Davion Mitchell is this guy, or maybe Kasparas Jakucionis can turn into this guy. But Bam just had basically his worst season since he was a rookie. I’m hoping that’s more of just having a down year versus him being this player. Like, there are a lot of things in the analytics that I really don’t like about Bam’s last season.”

Beyond the concerns of Bam Adebayo’s potential regression as a player, the Heat are faced with a significant decision contractually if he and Tyler Herro don’t take another leap in production. Herro will also expect a max contract within the next two seasons. This will have the Heat investing a significant amount of money in two players who may not be better than second or third options without having a clear first option.