Miami Heat

There will be no relaxation on the Miami Heat’s watch, apparently. Dion Waiters and James Johnson, two newcomers to the team this past season, were in the best shape of their lives. They, in turn, became billboards for the Heat’s commitment to player conditioning, which, it seems, is psychopathic in nature, but kind of in [...]

The Miami Heat were very fun this season. After starting 11-30, they went 30-11 the rest of the way, posting the second-best record in the damn league for half the freaking season. They missed the playoffs, but whatever. They were entertaining to watch, even when Dion Waiters went down with an ankle injury. But will [...]

In the midst of seemingly endless stream of stories surrounding the 2016-17 NBA season, the sudden and unexpected revival of the Miami Heat franchise mid-season may have been the most surprising. The phrase “a tale of two seasons” may have never rang more true than it does for the Miami Heat this season, they started [...]

The Miami Heat’s playoff hopes have taken another blow: Dion Waiters suffered an ankle during Friday night’s win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the team has no idea when he’s going to return. X-rays were negative, per the Miami Herald‘s Manny Navarro, but head coach Erik Spoelstra said the team doesn’t have a timetable for his [...]

Since Jan. 17, the Miami Heat are an NBA-best 21-5. Correct: The Heat have been the best team in the NBA for more than one-quarter of the season. That is a real fact that is actually real. Net rating still likes the Golden State Warriors more during this span, according to NBA.com, but the Heat [...]

Dion Waiters is having a career revival in South Beach this season as a guy who went from being the No. 4 pick of the 2012 NBA Draft to being a journeyman who was unable to find a home or consistent role. Waiters is putting up career-highs across the board, including averaging 16.1 point per [...]

It’s been one helluva year for Jared Sullinger, and not in a good way. First, while everyone and their second cousin were landing massive deals last summer, Sullinger resorted to signing a one-year pact with the Toronto Raptors, hoping to drive up his value enough to make a splash in 2017 free agency. But then [...]

Every so often leading into the NBA’s trade deadline, there’s a high-profile player or five who seems overwhelmingly likely to get dealt. And by this we mean it becomes a huge shock should said player finish the season with his current team. This year, Serge Ibaka falls under that umbrella. There’s a new spin on the [...]

With all the Serge Ibaka trade rumors floating around, it feels increasingly likely the Orlando Magic will move on from their prized offseason acquisition before he hits the free-agent market this summer. And you can add the Miami Heat to the list of teams showing interest in him, according to the Miami Herald‘s Barry Jackson: One name [...]

If you were to poll 10 casual NBA observers, the type that pay some level of attention during the regular season but don’t really get engaged with the product until the playoffs roll around, who do you think they would say the hottest team in the NBA is right now? You would most likely get [...]