Miami Heat – Hoops Habit https://hoopshabit.com NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:43:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.20 3 reasons why the Miami Heat should trade for Kevin Durant https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/12/3-reasons-miami-heat-trade-kevin-durant/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/12/3-reasons-miami-heat-trade-kevin-durant/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:00:33 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=447460 After a couple of weeks of silence, the Kevin Durant trade rumors seemed to be dying down. With Joe Tsai and Kyrie Irving kissing and making up, one of the primary drivers of Durant’s disenchantment had dissipated, and détente felt inevitable. Instead, a Shams bombshell report by Shams Charania outlining KD’s reiterated demands (“trade me, or […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/12/3-reasons-miami-heat-trade-kevin-durant/feed/ 0 3 things the Miami Heat must do to win the 2023 NBA Finals https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/11/miami-heat-things-win-2023-nba-finals/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/11/miami-heat-things-win-2023-nba-finals/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2022 21:00:37 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=447382 Two years ago, an incredible NBA Finals run by the Miami Heat ended with a six-game defeat in the Orlando Bubble. Through injury trouble and turmoil, the team fell short in a closely-contested Game Seven against Boston to get back this year. Through all of their struggles, don’t expect the Miami Heat to roll over […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/11/miami-heat-things-win-2023-nba-finals/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3 Duncan Robinson trades for the Miami Heat https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/23/nba-trades-duncan-robinson-miami-heat-2/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/23/nba-trades-duncan-robinson-miami-heat-2/#respond Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:00:56 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=447080 Last season was a fairly successful one for the Miami Heat. They earned the top seed in the conference and made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before being eliminated by the Boston Celtics. However, anybody on the roster would say that the season was a failure, as they did not meet […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/23/nba-trades-duncan-robinson-miami-heat-2/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: Why are the Miami Heat trying to swing for the fences? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/15/nba-trades-miami-heat-swing/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/15/nba-trades-miami-heat-swing/#respond Fri, 15 Jul 2022 21:00:51 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446891 The Miami Heat are in a very weird position this summer. They just made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, yet according to a bunch of reports, they’re looking to make big-time trades. Their name has been thrown around in trade rumors involving both Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell this summer. Miami has always been […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/15/nba-trades-miami-heat-swing/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3-team trade would land John Collins on Miami Heat https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/10/nba-trades-john-collins-miami-heat/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/10/nba-trades-john-collins-miami-heat/#respond Sun, 10 Jul 2022 10:00:23 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446785 ***The full trade is listed on the third slide*** The Miami Heat were one of the best teams in the league last year, making a run to the Eastern Conference Finals before falling to the Boston Celtics in seven games. Fast forward to the offseason, and things haven’t changed much for Miami. They’ve re-signed some […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/10/nba-trades-john-collins-miami-heat/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3-team Duncan Robinson trade for the Miami Heat https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/29/nba-trades-duncan-robinson-miami-heat/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/29/nba-trades-duncan-robinson-miami-heat/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:00:13 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446458 Without question, Duncan Robinson is one of the greatest success stories in the history of the Miami Heat. Undrafted out of Michigan by way of Division III Williams College, Robinson had to defy the odds to find a landing in the NBA. And through a combination of personal self-belief and an organization with a proven […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/29/nba-trades-duncan-robinson-miami-heat/feed/ 0 Haywood Highsmith is the next breakout star for the Miami Heat https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/28/haywood-highsmith-miami-heat/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/28/haywood-highsmith-miami-heat/#respond Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:00:31 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446468 Haywood Highsmith doesn’t fit the profile of your typical NBA player. Sure, he’s 6’4″ and 220 lbs, but he also hails from D-II Wheeling Jesuit, located in West Virginia, and went undrafted when he graduated in 2018. His road to NBA relevancy has been long and winding, and it’s not finished yet. After playing for […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/28/haywood-highsmith-miami-heat/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 3 Tyler Herro trades to help the Miami Heat https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/14/nba-trades-miami-heat-tyler-herro/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/14/nba-trades-miami-heat-tyler-herro/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:00:31 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445932 The Miami Heat were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals by the Boston Celtics. And while that marks a successful season, the Heat are undoubtedly disappointed that they did not meet their goal of a championship. In turn, the team will likely be looking to make some moves this summer. Unfortunately, since they won’t have […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/14/nba-trades-miami-heat-tyler-herro/feed/ 0 Now is the time for the Miami Heat to trade Tyler Herro https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/12/miami-heat-tyler-herro/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/12/miami-heat-tyler-herro/#respond Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:00:24 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445886 The Miami Heat just wrapped up a fairly successful season. Although, if you ask anybody on the roster, it wasn’t a great season, as they did not reach their goal of winning a championship. This offseason, they will face some important decisions, as their books aren’t looking too hot at the moment. Between the contracts […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/12/miami-heat-tyler-herro/feed/ 0 3 veteran free agents for the Miami Heat to target this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/07/free-agents-miami-heat-target/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/07/free-agents-miami-heat-target/#respond Tue, 07 Jun 2022 19:00:06 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445508 53 wins and the number-one seed in the Eastern Conference wasn’t quite enough in the end for the Miami Heat. While losing three games at home in their seven-game defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics is hardly ideal, the tidal wave of a season filled with injuries, and untimely absences, eventually had its […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/07/free-agents-miami-heat-target/feed/ 0 Jimmy Butler would not mesh with Donovan Mitchell on the Miami Heat https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/31/jimmy-butler-donovan-mitchell-miami-heat/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/31/jimmy-butler-donovan-mitchell-miami-heat/#respond Tue, 31 May 2022 19:00:39 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445488 The Miami Heat organization has been viewed as a potential landing spot for Donovan Mitchell if he requests from a trade from the Utah Jazz this summer. Brett Siegel of Sports Illustrated stated on May 9 that the team is interested in trading for Mitchell if he were to become available on the trade market. […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/31/jimmy-butler-donovan-mitchell-miami-heat/feed/ 0 3 offseason moves for the Miami Heat to stay strong https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/31/moves-miami-heat-strong/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/31/moves-miami-heat-strong/#respond Tue, 31 May 2022 12:00:28 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445465 The Miami Heat were a Jimmy Butler three-pointer away from the NBA Finals. Let that sentence sink in. The rest of the Eastern Conference is looking in the mirror and asking itself difficult questions, or (in the case of the Boston Celtics) preparing to play in the NBA Finals. The Heat fell short, but it […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/31/moves-miami-heat-strong/feed/ 0 Defense helped Boston Celtics take control of Eastern Conference Finals https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/24/defense-boston-celtics-control/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/24/defense-boston-celtics-control/#respond Tue, 24 May 2022 19:00:06 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445299 The outcome of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals left the basketball world in shock. Should we chalk up the Boston Celtics’ win to good defense or lack of Miami Heat star power? Coach Ime Udoka and his team enjoyed well-deserved sleep Monday night. After coming up short in Game 3 of the Conference […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/24/defense-boston-celtics-control/feed/ 0 Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent is far more than just a backup https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/19/miami-heat-gabe-vincent/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/19/miami-heat-gabe-vincent/#respond Thu, 19 May 2022 21:00:27 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445177 Nothing has come easy for Gabe Vincent. You only need to check out his numbers from earlier this season to appreciate just how far he has come. With prime Miami Heat free-agent signing Kyle Lowry coming on board, Vincent’s overall playing time was incredibly sporadic to commence the year, which was his second full season […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/19/miami-heat-gabe-vincent/feed/ 0 The Jimmy Butler redemption tour continues with the Miami Heat https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/14/jimmy-butler-redemption-miami-heat/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/14/jimmy-butler-redemption-miami-heat/#respond Sat, 14 May 2022 16:00:19 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444993 Jimmy Butler has been at the absolute top of his game this postseason, helping the Miami Heat return to the Eastern Conference Finals in convincing fashion. An interrupted season that ended in anguish and embarrassment – that was the summation of the Miami Heat at the conclusion of their 2020-21 NBA season. Following a momentous […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/14/jimmy-butler-redemption-miami-heat/feed/ 0 Report: Victor Oladipo won’t be with Miami Heat next season https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/02/report-victor-oladipo-miami-heat/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/02/report-victor-oladipo-miami-heat/#respond Mon, 02 May 2022 19:00:31 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444628 The Miami Heat and Victor Oladipo have seemingly struck gold on a partnership that has worked wonders for both sides. Oladipo gets a place to recover from his injuries while the Heat get a cheap guard who can play both sides of the ball. After their Game 5 win over the Atlanta Hawks, not only […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/02/report-victor-oladipo-miami-heat/feed/ 0 Why the Miami Heat don’t need a go-to guy to win it all https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/23/miami-heat-guy-win/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/23/miami-heat-guy-win/#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2022 12:00:11 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444368 The NBA playoffs have been full of intense, fast-paced action, and it seems the fun won’t stop anytime soon. Miami Heat fans are ecstatic right now after their Game 1 and 2 blowout wins at the hands of great defense and, of course, Mr. Jimmy Buckets. Jimmy Butler took over when the going got tough […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/23/miami-heat-guy-win/feed/ 0 Max Strus is the latest Miami Heat developmental success story https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/14/max-strus-miami-heat-success/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/14/max-strus-miami-heat-success/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:00:51 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443773 Undrafted coming out of DePaul. Waived by the Boston Celtics. Incurs an ACL injury in his second career game after being signed by the Chicago Bulls. Waived by the Bulls. 12 months of rehab. It was quite the journey that Max Strus undertook before finding a home with the Miami Heat. Clearly, these various obstacles […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/14/max-strus-miami-heat-success/feed/ 0 Will Victor Oladipo make the Miami Heat playoff rotation? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/14/miami-heat-victor-oladipo/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/14/miami-heat-victor-oladipo/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:00:11 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444071 Victor Oladipo’s comeback has been nothing short of inspirational. He is slowly but surely surging into a resemblance of the old Oladipo we saw and loved with the Indiana Pacers. The only issue has been the looming question, “Was his comeback too late?” The Miami Heat finished the season 6-1 after that horrendous 0-5 losing […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/14/miami-heat-victor-oladipo/feed/ 0 5 questions with Miami Heat G-League player Martin Krampelj https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/04/questions-miami-heat-martin-krampelj/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/04/questions-miami-heat-martin-krampelj/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:00:10 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443740 This past weekend, I had the opportunity to talk to Sioux Falls Skyforce forward Martin Krampelj and ask him a few questions. Krampelj grew up in Slovenia but attended High School and College in the United States. He played at Creighton University where he started his entire redshirt sophomore and junior season. In his redshirt […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/04/questions-miami-heat-martin-krampelj/feed/ 0 Which version of Jimmy Butler do the Miami Heat need in the playoffs? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/02/jimmy-butler-miami-heat-playoffs/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/02/jimmy-butler-miami-heat-playoffs/#respond Sat, 02 Apr 2022 12:00:52 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443679 Jimmy Butler knows the Miami Heat are his team and the challenge in front of him is similar to that of 2020 – make the NBA finals by any means necessary. The major difference (and upgrade) this year is the addition of Kyle Lowry and the major improvements of Tyler Herro, among other role players. […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/02/jimmy-butler-miami-heat-playoffs/feed/ 0 3 things the Miami Heat need to focus on to break out of their funk https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/28/miami-heat-break-slump/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/28/miami-heat-break-slump/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:00:00 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443550 The final 10 games of the season are here and the Miami Heat are now second in the East, slipping fast, and now being haunted by a very narrow margin that is somewhat concerning. History has shown us that most top teams, including Miami, will take it relatively easy cruising in this last stretch. But […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/28/miami-heat-break-slump/feed/ 0 Erik Spoelstra misses game amidst Miami Heat collapse https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/27/erik-spoelstra-game-miami-heat/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/27/erik-spoelstra-game-miami-heat/#respond Sun, 27 Mar 2022 10:00:57 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443485 The Miami Heat are the first seed in a tightly-packed Eastern Conference despite the majority of their top players missing significant time due to injury this season. That makes it seem like everything is great in Miami, right? Well, for the last week or so, everything has been far from fine in South Beach. The […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/27/erik-spoelstra-game-miami-heat/feed/ 0 Shams Charania says Miami Heat are serious Bradley Beal contenders https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/24/shams-charania-miami-heat-bradley-beal/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/24/shams-charania-miami-heat-bradley-beal/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2022 19:00:03 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443445 This year’s NBA free agency class is suiting up to be a rough one. Outside of Zach LaVine, who is likely to re-sign with the Chicago Bulls, there aren’t going to be many great free agents available on the open market. However, while that doesn’t mean there aren’t going to be a ton of players […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/24/shams-charania-miami-heat-bradley-beal/feed/ 0 NBA Rumors: Miami Heat willing to trade Tyler Herro for star https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/12/nba-rumors-miami-heat-tyler-herro/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/12/nba-rumors-miami-heat-tyler-herro/#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:00:06 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443057 The Miami Heat are the best team in the Eastern Conference this season. But miraculously, they’ve done this whilst dealing with a ton of injuries to their top players. The four-man lineup of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayom Kyle Lowry, and Tyler Herro has played a total of 82 minutes together this season. For reference, the […]

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