Category: Miami Heat

Sunday was an affirmation for the Miami Heat at the summer-league California Classic at Chase Center in San Francisco. Just as previous Heat first-round picks Nikola Jovic (2022) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (2023) had breakout moments in their initial summer-league games, Kel’el Ware experienced those moments in a 102-86 victory over a similar team of rookies and young free agents from the Sacramento Kings. From alley-oop finishes to an intriguing variety of post moves, the 7-footer taken with the No. 15 pick out of Indiana closed with 26 points and 11 rebounds in a polished and powerful...

In a game the Miami Heat were hoping to learn a few new things, they had to settle for a familiar reminder in Saturday night’s summer-league opener at the California Classic against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. In the debut of Heat draft picks Kel’el Ware and Pelle Larsson, forward Cole Swider showed the outside stroke that had him on a Heat two-way contract last season. It proved to be one of few Heat bright spots in a 105-66 loss to a similar roster of young players and free agents from the Warriors. “I think right now with just the first game, everybody is trying to figure...

MIAMI — Amid the team’s uncertainty during NBA free agency, the Miami Heat formally locked in a franchise cornerstone on Saturday, announcing the team’s extension with All-Star center Bam Adebayo. While the Heat did not specify the terms, sources confirmed to the Sun Sentinel that Adebayo agreed to a three-year, $166 million extension that begins in 2026-27 at $51 million. Adebayo will remain under the terms of his previous contract in the interim, at $34.8 million for this coming season and $37 million for 2025-26. Adebayo could have been eligible this summer for a four-year, $245 million...

MIAMI — This is about as simple as math gets in the NBA: — The league allows teams to have up to three players under two-way contracts at a time. — The Heat have three players already under such contracts at the moment. — Forward Cole Swider is coming off a two-way contract and has a qualifying offer in place for another Heat two-way contact, even with a no-vacancy sign out when it comes to such a Heat opportunity. So, no, the math doesn’t feel quite right, with the Heat essentially extending a promissory note to the second-year shooting specialist for something that doesn’t quite exist at...

MIAMI — Amid the major NBA free-agency splashes around the NBA on Monday that included Paul George going to the Philadelphia 76ers, Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks and Chris Paul to the San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat sweated through the small stuff. That included losing veteran point guard Delon Wright to the Milwaukee Bucks and formally announcing the two-way contract of undrafted Florida guard Zyon Pullin, with similar expectations of finalizing a two-way deal with undrafted Arizona forward Keshad Johnson. Then, in somewhat of an expected twist, the Heat announced that guard Dru...

MIAMI — As expected, a day after opting out of the final year on his previous contract, Kevin Love committed Sunday to a return to the Miami Heat at the start of NBA free agency. No sooner had the league-wide negotiation period opened at 6 p.m. Sunday, then Love agreed to a two-year contract at around $8 million, after initially bypassing his $4 million option for next season. Love’s new Heat contract, per an NBA source to the Sun Sentinel, does not include an option year. There had been the possibility of Love, 35, helping to ease the Heat’s crunch against the NBA luxury tax. Instead, he...

MIAMI – The Miami Heat’s first personnel move of the offseason was the selection of Indiana center Kel’el Ware with the No. 15 selection at Wednesday night’s NBA draft at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Having struggled to find complementary height alongside Bam Adebayo in the power rotation, the Heat went for a shot-blocking presence and rim-running dunk threat who has shown signs of an upgraded outside touch, as well. “I feel like I’ll be able to fit well in with the Heat, playing the five position to help Bam, with him potentially going to the four and just being able to space the floor...

BOSTON – No, they didn’t have enough. No, there wasn’t a next man up. And perhaps most significantly, there was no Playoff Jimmy. So, in the end, a playoff crash and burn for the Miami Heat, their season coming to an end with Wednesday night’s 118-84 loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. In retrospect, coming away even with their single win in the best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series probably was a degree of overachievement. “We’re not going to put this on the fact that we had some injuries,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Let’s not take anything away from...