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Examining the Miami Heat’s history in draft lottery
Ever since the end of the Miami Heat’s underwhelming 2025-26 season, which resulted in an early exit in yet another play-in game, the biggest point of interest for many — myself included — revolved around one thing: The NBA’s draft lottery. At one point, there was a chance it could’ve moved up to No. 12. […] The post Examining the Miami Heat’s history in draft lottery appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Should Heat buy low on this former No. 1 overall pick?
We’re only one round through, but if these playoffs have revealed anything, the Miami Heat are nowhere near contention. And by “nowhere near,” I mean it feels as if the two are playing two completely different sports in two different universes. Coming off a 43-win campaign, the Heat enter a pivotal summer where important conversations […] The post Should Heat buy low on this former No. 1 overall pick? appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Who were the Heat’s most disappointing players this season?
The Miami Heat may have won six more games than they did in 2024-25, but it still resulted in a play-in appearance for the fourth-straight year. This time, however, the Miami Heat lost to the Charlotte Hornets, snapping the Heat’s streak of six-straight postseason appearances. Entering a critical summer, Miami must reevaluate its whole roster […] The post Who were the Heat’s most disappointing players this season? appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Davion Mitchell
The Miami Heat have a big offseason ahead, but let’s still review what happened this season! To continue with our Miami Heat player review series, we dive into two-way point guard Davion Mitchell! Past Player Reviews: Brief Overview: 2025-26 stats (70 games): After arriving in South Beach at last year’s trade deadline, Davion Mitchell re-signed […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Davion Mitchell appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The New CBA & The Death of the “Superteam”: A New Era of Parity
The structural changes to the NBA have limited the flexibility and options available to teams to build star-studded rosters over multiple years‚ which in theory, should make the league more competitive․ The news structural changes are meant to limit the possibility of single teams stockpiling multiple superstars to create star-studded rosters over multiple years and […] The post The New CBA & The Death of the “Superteam”: A New Era of Parity appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA B...
2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Pelle Larsson
The Miami Heat have a big offseason ahead, but there’s still time to review what happened this season! To continue with our Miami Heat player review series, we delve into guard Pelle Larsson. Past Player Reviews: Brief Overview: 2025-26 stats (70 games): Larsson’s numbers as a rookie didn’t do him enough justice. He had a […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Pelle Larsson appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Nikola Jovic
The Miami Heat have a big offseason ahead, but let’s still review what happened this season! To continue with our Miami Heat player review series, we delve into 6-foot-10 wing Nikola Jovic! Past Player Reviews: Brief Overview: 2025-26 stats (47 games): It was a bad season for Jovic — very bad. Marred by more injury […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Nikola Jovic appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Keshad Johnson
The Miami Heat have a big offseason ahead, but let’s still review what happened this season! To continue with our Miami Heat player review series, we delve into hyper-athletic swingman Keshad Johnson! Past Player Reviews: Brief Overview: 2025-26 stats (32 games): Johnson’s role was more prominent in 2025-26, although he was still on the outside-looking-in […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Keshad Johnson appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Jaime Jaquez Jr.
We are rolling onward with our 2025-26 Miami Heat player review series. Today, we break down the season from third-year wing Jaime Jaquez Jr.! Let’s dive into it! Past Player Reviews: Brief Overview: 2025-26 stats (75 games): Heading into 2025-26, question surrounded whether Jaquez was going to acclimate and bounce back from his dismal 2024-25 […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Jaime Jaquez Jr. appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Why Heat should target this under-the-radar free agent wing
While he didn’t play a second in their first-round series due to a hamstring injury, Denver Nuggets fourth-year wing revealed himself as arguably the Nuggets’ biggest X-Factor. Now, he will enter restricted free agency for the first time in his career after the organization elected to pay Christian Braun instead of him last summer. At […] The post Why Heat should target this under-the-radar free agent wing appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Kasparas Jakucionis
We are rolling onward with our 2025-26 Miami Heat player review series. And today, we break down the season from rookie guard Kasparas Jakucionis. Let’s dive into it! Past Player Reviews: Brief Overview: 2025-26 stats (53 games): Jakucionis was the No. 7 player on my 2025 big board entering the draft. I didn’t think there […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Kasparas Jakucionis appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Heat to participate in 2026 California Classic Summer League event
The Miami Heat are returning to participate in the California Classic Summer League event, hosted in Sacramento and San Francisco, for the eighth-straight season, the league announced Wednesday. The Heat will in the San Francisco pod, which features the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors, held on July 3, 5 and […] The post Heat to participate in 2026 California Classic Summer League event appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Heat returns to participate in 2026 California Classic Summer League event
The Miami Heat are returning to participate in the California Classic Summer League event, hosted in Sacramento and San Francisco, for the eighth-straight season, the league announced Wednesday. The Heat will in the San Francisco pod, which features the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors, held on July 3, 5 and […] The post Heat returns to participate in 2026 California Classic Summer League event appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
3 potential trade partners for this Heat guard
As we summarized in his player review, which you can find here, it was a turbulent 2025-26 season for Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro. And there are breadcrumbs to suggest he may not be back in 2026-27. Now, at the end of the day, all of it speculatory until it’s not. Herro has been at […] The post 3 potential trade partners for this Heat guard appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Pat Riley emphasizes what he’s prioritizing this summer with 2 words
Earlier this week, Miami Heat president Pat Riley conducted his annual end-of-season press conference. While many of Riley’s comments were similar to years past, from the team’s anti-tanking doctrine to the 81-year-old, once again, dismissing any rumors about him retiring, the longtime executive — still sharp as a whip — dropped a couple of interesting […] The post Pat Riley emphasizes what he’s prioritizing this summer with 2 words appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
ESPN predicts that Kawhi Leonard will be traded to the Miami Heat
NBA offseason rumors are upon us, and the Miami Heat are already at the thick of it as a destination spot for several stars that could hit the trade market. It’s no secret that Giannis Antetokounmpo will assuredly be Miami’s plan A. But if that falls through, a couple other aging stars have been linked […] The post ESPN predicts that Kawhi Leonard will be traded to the Miami Heat appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Tyler Herro and Heat are reportedly ‘heading for a divorce’ this offseason
After surviving trade rumors throughout his seven-year career, Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat may be “heading for a divorce” this summer. Following his All-Star campaign in the 2024-25 season, Herro put together a nightmare 2025-26. Not because of his numbers or play on the court, but because of something that has held him back […] The post Tyler Herro and Heat are reportedly ‘heading for a divorce’ this offseason appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Tyler Herro
We are two weeks removed from the conclusion of the 2025-26 Miami Heat season. Our player review series is back! Over the next several days, we will be reviewing how each Heat player performed throughout their campaign. Here is ours for Tyler Herro! Past Player Reviews: Brief Overview: 2025-26 stats (33 games): It was a […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Tyler Herro appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
How the NBA’s new lottery proposal affects the Miami Heat
Tanking around the NBA has been nothing short of a hot topic over the last several months. In an attempt to curb it, the league has delivered multiple different “anti-tanking” proposals to team executives to consider. The three presented last month, with one — which would expand the lottery from 14 to 18 teams, where […] The post How the NBA’s new lottery proposal affects the Miami Heat appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Report: Heat expected to show interest in Norman Powell return
On multiple occasions, guard Norman Powell has shown interest in staying with the Miami Heat. While his future remains uncertain, that interest appears to be mutual, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. “The Heat have interest in bringing him back,” Fischer said recently on Bleacher Report. “What’s going to happen with […] The post Report: Heat expected to show interest in Norman Powell return appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Dwyane Wade iterates exactly when things began to go wrong for the Miami Heat in recent years
When the greatest player in franchise history speaks up on the current state of the team— you listen. And that’s exactly what former Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade did recently. Miami had just suffered a season ending play-in elimination, making it the first time since the 2018-19 campaign (ironically in Wade’s farewell tour season) that […] The post Dwyane Wade iterates exactly when things began to go wrong for the Miami Heat in recent years appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blo...
This 1 key wing makes it known that he wants to be back with the Heat
When Andrew Wiggins first arrived from the Jimmy Butler trade for the Miami Heat, the organization knew they were getting an established 3 & D wing with championship experience. And that’s exactly what he has been throughout his one-and-a-half seasons in Miami. As the 2014 draft number one overall pick over a decade ago, Wiggins […] The post This 1 key wing makes it known that he wants to be back with the Heat appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Myron Gardner
We are roughly two weeks removed from the conclusion of the 2025-26 Miami Heat season. Our player review series is back! Over the next several days, we will be reviewing how each Heat player performed throughout their campaign. Here is ours for Myron Gardner! Past Player Reviews: Brief Overview: 2025-26 stats (45 games): After two […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Myron Gardner appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Miami Heat 2026-27 Salary Cap Preview
The Miami Heat’s season ended in painful fashion with a 127-126 overtime loss to the Charlotte Hornets in the 9-10 play-in game earlier this month. So it’s officially time for the offseason, where the Heat will have plenty of work ahead of them. Let’s examine their cap situation this summer! Heat players under contract: As […] The post Miami Heat 2026-27 Salary Cap Preview appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Simone Fontecchio
We are roughly two weeks removed from the conclusion of the 2025-26 Miami Heat season. Our player review series is back! Over the next several days, we will be reviewing how each Heat player performed throughout their campaign. Here is ours for Simone Fontecchio! Brief Overview: 2025-26 stats (70 games): Fontecchio spent most of his […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Simone Fontecchio appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
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