Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a basketball team that competes in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The Miami Heat formed in 1988 as an expansion team. After a few years of mediocrity, the Heat became championship contenders in the late ‘90s and won their first championship in 2006.
Notable former players include Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O’Neal. Wade and O’Neal led the Heat to its 2006 title, while Wade, James, and Chris Bosh helped the Heat claim NBA Finals titles in 2012 and 2013. A unique thing about the Heat? It retired the No. 23 in honor of Michael Jordan, even though he never played for the Heat.
- Established: 1988
- Head coach: Erik Spoelstra
- Governor: Micky Arison
- Arena: FTX Arena (previously AmericanAirlines Arena)
- Number of NBA championships: 3
- Colors: Black, red and yellow
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As many expected, the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business in their first two playoff games against Miami. The Heat scared the Cavs with a near-comeback win in game two, but to this point, the Cavs have done what an elite team should do. Cleveland should end up winning this series, but the Heat […]
For the first time since LeBron James left town, the Cleveland Cavaliers will enter a playoff series as heavy favorites. After a historic regular season, the East’s top team will begin its postseason journey looking to dispatch the Miami Heat. In what has become a yearly tradition, The Heat escaped the Play-In Tournament, this time […]
If drama is what you’re after, then the NBA Play-In Tournament is for you. Entering Sunday, there was plenty of intrigue and intensity remaining for the final day of the regular season out West because of the Tournament, which begins April 15 and concludes April 18. Here’s everything to know about the 2025 SoFi NBA […]
In lieu of a final Rookie Ladder, I’ll reveal and discuss my choices for the 2025 NBA All-Rookie Teams. Scouts thought of this as one of the weaker rookie classes in recent memory and that’s held up for the most part. Elite draft classes tend to feature at least a few obvious, breakout rookie stars […]
The Most Improved Player Award always creates the most heated debate: how does one define most improved? Which leap is more significant: a player who turns into an All-Star or a player who goes from the fringes of the NBA to a legitimate rotation player? Does it matter if we award Most Improved to a […]
Kevin Love has responded to radio host Dan Patrick’s comments saying that Cooper Flagg having a career similar to his would be a disappointment. Having increasingly entertained the masses on social media with some very creative posts in recent times, Love took the high road on this occasion. NBA Twitter had plenty to say about […]
It’s time for a late February update to our Most Improved Player Ladder (read the last one here). At this point of the season, we have a strong idea of which players are in the mix for the award and who will meet the 65-game minimum for award eligibility. 1) Evan Mobley Las Vegas odds […]
After trading their disgruntled superstar, the Miami Heat aren’t done making moves. They used a player involved in the Jimmy Butler deal (PJ Tucker) to acquire Davion Mitchell from the Toronto Raptors. Along with Tucker, the Heat will also be sending a second-round pick and cash to the Raptors. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to […]
The Miami Heat have finally traded Jimmy Butler, sending their disgruntled star to the Golden State Warriors for a deal including Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schroder, Kyle Anderson and a top-10 protected 2025 first-round pick, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Warriors proceeded to ink the 35-year-old Butler to a new, two-year, $121 million extension through 2027. […]
It’s time for another edition of the NBA rookie ladder (here’s our last one). With the All-Star Break nearing, we now have more than half a season of data on our crop of first-year pros. As usual, the tier placement indicates more than exact orders. We’re only including rookies who play over 15 minutes per […]
