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It’s not a question of if the Miami Heat is a perfect fit for Jimmy Butler, but is Butler the right fit for them? Butler has been known to be a little abrasive with coaches, management, and teammates. So, with the Heat as fragile as they are now, is Butler ready for that? He’s led […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star point forward Ben Simmons is training with Miami Heat legend and future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, a sight Sixers fans love to see. Doesn’t hurt that Ben Simmons is out training with Dwyane Wade. 📸: @chrisjohnsonhoops (IG) pic.twitter.com/wWcZd81ENp — Harrison Grimm (@Harrison_Grimm) July 4, 2019 Can Dwyane Wade be the guy […]

New Miami Heat assistant coach Malik Allen believes that it is improper to call him a “big man coach” after recent reports labeled him as such when he was brought into the franchise. Allen said that being tagged as a coach for big men is quite “limiting” and inaccurate. “It is limiting in some ways,” […]

The Miami Heat surprised a number of analysts by drafting Tyler Herro with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. But the selection of Herro would just be the first in an offseason that has already been full of surprises on behalf of Pat Riley and co. With teams around the league […]

Rival executives and scouts were puzzled to learn of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s desire to add Jimmy Butler to an already caustic dynamic between Chris Paul and James Harden, noting they virtually “dodged a bullet” after the All-Star chose to sign with the Miami Heat, according to ESPN. Considering that Butler would have […]

Kemba Walker, Al Horford, and Jimmy Butler all stayed in the Eastern Conference, but they all changed teams, spicing up the 2019-20 NBA season. There is no denying that Brooklyn Nets made the biggest splash in free agency so far, locking up Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to four-year deals, but they aren’t the only […]

Hassan Whiteside posted a farewell message to the Miami Heat and their fans after his stint in South Beach came to a close. Whiteside was sent to the Portland Trail Blazers in the deal that sent superstar guard Jimmy Butler to Miami. After seeing his five-year run in Miami ends, the towering center took to […]

Hassan Whiteside is looking forward to the opportunity of a new beginning with the Portland Trail Blazers after getting traded by the Miami Heat, according to Shandel Richardson of The Athletic. The Heat have been trying to trade Whiteside for the past two summers. Whiteside was also looking for a fresh start somewhere. Both sides […]

It seems that aside from acquiring a new superstar, the Miami Heat are also debuting a new version of the “Vice” jerseys next season. Several photos are currently making the rounds on Twitter, showing the Heat’s rumored new uniforms. They are reportedly retiring the black version of these alternate jerseys and will replace them with […]

Jared Dudley made a bold comparison when asked of the potential effect of Kawhi Leonard choosing to join the Los Angeles Lakers as his next destination. Dudley, who just agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million deal to join LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the rest of the gang, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on The Woj […]

Hassan Whiteside, now of the Portland Trail Blazers, sent out a subtle jab to his former team. However, the wife of Meyers Leonard has responded in defense of his husband’s new team, the Miami Heat. On Instagram, Whiteside celebrated his trade to the Blazers and boasted that he will be going to a team with […]

Derrick Jones Jr. is happy that he will be staying with the Miami Heat after his name was mentioned in a recent trade. Jones admitted that he thought he would be a part of the deal that would bring Jimmy Butler to South Beach. But when the dust settled, the 22-year-old remained a Heat, and […]

Dwyane Wade has welcomed Jimmy Butler to the Miami Heat, but the icon joked that Butler can’t take his locker nor his jersey number. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzb7SyhneNT/ Butler will be the Heat’s new franchise star after Wade’s retirement. The Heat entered a four-team trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, LA Clippers, and Portland Trail Blazers to acquire the […]

Josh Richardson admitted that he was surprised when the Miami Heat traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers. Richardson was sent to the Sixers as part of the four-team trade that sent Jimmy Butler to South Beach. According to Will Manso of Fox Sports, Richardson said that he was “taken off guard” by the sudden move. […]

Josh Richardson is reportedly headed to the Philadelphia 76ers in a sign-and-trade deal involving Jimmy Butler, so the guard wanted to send one last message to Miami Heat fans. The Heat drafted Richardson with the 40th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and watched the rugged defender turn himself into one of the best […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been a busy man this summer. One of the things that has him preoccupied is the filming of the highly anticipated “Space Jam 2” film. Recently, James shared a photo via his Instagram of himself and former teammate Chris Bosh, who visited him on the set of his […]

The Miami Heat finally completed their acquisition of All-Star guard Jimmy Butler after contract issues stalled the process. The final deal came in the form of a four-way blockbuster that included the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers as the other two teams. Miami sent Hassan Whiteside to the Blazers, and Josh Richardson […]

Just a few hours after free agency officially began, there were reports that Jimmy Butler was no longer going to stay with the Philadelphia 76ers. They turned out to be true, as the All-Star forward was traded to the Miami Heat in a complicated deal that almost fell apart because the Dallas Mavericks backed out. […]

Shortly after being traded to the Miami Heat, Meyers Leonard posted an emotional message for the Portland Trail Blazers on Twitter. Portland, I honestly don’t even know where to begin. I moved to PDX when I was just 20 years old. I had dreams of being in the NBA and there I was, a young […]

Veteran point guard Goran Dragic will be staying with the Miami Heat after all and the lefty is pleased by that, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. The Dallas Mavericks had interest in acquiring Dragic in a previous three-team construction of the Jimmy Butler sign-and-trade. However, the Mavs changed their mind and didn’t want […]

The Jimmy Butler sign-and-trade for the Miami Heat is on, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. ESPN reports Butler will head to Miami as the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers get involved as third and fourth teams. In the current framework, the Heat are sending wing Josh Richardson to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange […]

The Sixers did offer Jimmy Butler a five-year max deal, but the four-time All-Star was hell-bent on joining the Miami Heat, according to Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports. Butler got his wish, as he’s joining the Heat via a sign-and-trade between the Sixers, Heat and Los Angeles Clippers. Butler’s trip to Miami was not a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers mostly sat on the sidelines of the opening day of free agency. Re-signing Rodney Hood, picking up Mario Hezonja on the cheap, and letting Al-Farouq Aminu walk to the Orlando Magic would indeed change the fabric of the Blazers next season and going forward, but were hardly the type of league-changing […]

The Miami Heat shocked the NBA when they landed a commitment from Jimmy Butler in a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Butler deal still has to be worked out due to a negotiation snafu, but the Heat are also reportedly looking at other ways to enhance their roster, and they could be targeting […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have traded center Meyers Leonard and forward Mo Harkless to the Miami Heat for center Hassan Whiteside, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Whiteside’s move to Rip City is expected to make up for the foreseeable absence of injured center Jusuf Nurkic, who saw his season end after suffering a leg fracture […]

A potential three-way deal between the Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers quickly stalled soon after it was announced that Jimmy Butler intended to land with the Heat. The Sixers were determined to get something out of his departure and rapidly engaged in a sign-and-trade, as the Mavs jumped in to facilitate matters. According […]

The Miami Heat intend to persist looking for a trade that can land point guard Goran Dragic in a beneficial situation, largely out of respect for the veteran’s wishes to find a new destination, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. The franchise would also benefit by moving Dragic’s hefty $19.2 million deal for the 2019-20 season, […]

Anthony Davis and Dwyane Wade will be featured on the NBA 2K20 covers: My favorite time of the year! Introducing our @NBA2K cover athletes @AntDavis23 & @DwyaneWade!! Welcome to the Next 🔥 Pre-order now here https://t.co/LKHy1P53cp 🔥 #NBA2K20 pic.twitter.com/rqycGNH01j — Ronnie 2K 2K24 (@Ronnie2K) July 1, 2019 Davis was just traded from the New Orleans […]

According to The Athletic’s Tim Cato, the three-team trade between the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, and Dallas Mavericks sending Jimmy Butler to South Beach is currently off. Now, Miami must find a team other than the Mavs to complete the deal. https://twitter.com/tim_cato/status/1145551505086406657 According to reports, the Mavs agreed to become the third team in the […]

Goran Dragic will stay in South Beach after all, as the Dallas Mavericks opted not to acquire the veteran point guard in a trade with the Miami Heat. The Heat are moving pieces in preparation for a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers for superstar guard Jimmy Butler. According to Marc Stein of the New […]

Rachel Nichols on ESPN’s The Jump reported on Sunday night per Adrian Wojanrowski that the Dallas Mavs were acquiring point guard Goran Dragic as part of a now-three-team deal with the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers in the sign-and-trade for Jimmy Butler. The Sixers are signing and trading All-Star free agent wing Butler to the […]

The Miami Heat are finalizing a sign-and-trade to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Philadelphia 76ers, Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Miami is finalizing a sign-and-trade with Philadelphia to acquire Jimmy Butler, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019 Shams Charania reports that the Sixers are getting Josh Richardson in the deal. The Heat […]

The Miami Heat have become a leading candidate to land Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler once free agency begins on Sunday night, but other teams around the league may be ramping up their pursuit of Butler as well. Marc Stein of The New York Times is reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to get […]

The courtship of Jimmy Butler has certainly picked up steam in recent weeks. Butler declined his player option with the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2019-20 season, which in turn has prompted a number of teams to start making inquiries to land the four-time All-Star. For over a week, the Houston Rockets have thought that Butler […]

Jimmy Butler may not quite be in the same tier as Kevin Durant or Kawhi Leonard, but he is still garnering plenty of interest from teams around the league. In spite of a tumultuous opening to the 2018-19 campaign–where he chastised his teammates with the Minnesota Timberwolves and demanded to be traded–Butler slowly found more […]

Jimmy Butler’s mind was reportedly totally blown away by all the pomp and circumstance surrounding Dwyane Wade’s last home game with the Miami Heat, according to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press. Butler and the Philadelphia 76ers took on Wade in South Beach during Wade’s last home game with the Heat. Butler reportedly told friends […]

Jimmy Butler plans to meet with the Sixers soon, but the four-time All-Star also has interest from other teams with maximum salary cap space, including the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Butler also has interest in joining the Houston Rockets and Miami Heat, two teams who would […]

Jimmy Butler will reportedly not rule out joining the Houston Rockets this summer, but the four-time All-Star has continued to express an appreciation for the Miami Heat franchise to his representatives, according to Stefano Fusaro of ESPN. For Butler to get on the Rockets or Heat, the Philadelphia 76ers would have to execute a sign-and-trade […]

Free agent forward Jimmy Butler is expected to meet with the Miami Heat shortly after free agency opens on June 30, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Sources: Jimmy Butler expected to meet the Miami Heat in South Fla. Sunday. Butler/Rockets meeting likely early week in LA. Sixers haven’t ruled out working with Butler on […]