The Miami Heat are not in a hurry to compete for a championship despite what most trade proposals suggest, as the All-Star tandem of Tyler Herro (age 24) and Ba

Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.

Watch NBA players, including LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, congratulate new Miami basketball coach Jai Lucas on his new job with the Hurricanes:

"The relief in that building that Jimmy Butler is gone, not just because of what happened the last couple of months, but because of how things were bent to him," Le Batard said. "If you talk to enough Heat people, you will know that they felt like they were dealing with something."

During the Miami Heat's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, one bright side was the performance of star Bam Adebayo who has been in a resurgence. As the Heat's big man had slow start to the season, his year has turned around leading to a high praise by head coach Erik Spoelstra.

The Heat, which has been without multiple starters and a handful of rotation players for the last two games, could get a few players back from injury when it opens a five-game homestand on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves (8 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Sun).

Get the Heat vs. Timberwolves game prediction, probable lineups, and injury updates for their matchup on March 7, 2025.

Miami Heat legend and Hall of Famer Gary Payton revealed his all-time starting five of NBA teammates, with the biggest surprise being the exclusion of Dwyane Wade from the lineup.