The Ringer Predicts Miami Heat Signing Could Tilt 2025 NBA Season

Mitchell shot an impressive 45% from three through 30 games with the Miami Heat last year after bringing him in, and 50% overall on his way to 10.3 points a night. There's a natural expectation that many of those numbers will take a dip, but what if that plunge isn't as big as we think?

He's going to be surrounded with a different looking roster with less of a need for his constant on-ball abilities. Yes, he will still be somebody that brings the ball down the floor, sets up his bigs in the lane with pocket passes, and attempts his typical bully ball rim run. But after acquiring Powell to take some of the pressure off Tyler Herro, it's possible many of Mitchell's catch and shoot triples have even more space than usual.

It appears as if Mitchell will settle into that sixth man role this time around, but that doesn't mean his minutes will drop. Actually, it might mean the opposite. As we've learned with Erik Spoelstra, if Mitchell walks to the scorer's table to enter halfway through the first quarter, the next time he walks off the court will probably be when he's heading to the halftime locker room.

After being willing to part ways with Haywood Highsmith and the constant whispers of listening to deals on Andrew Wiggins, it makes the Mitchell re-signing that much more important from this off-season. They need his defense. They need his energy. They need what they got from him last season.