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01 February 2026

• Report: Heat willing to take on contract from Bucks to get Giannis deal done

  With the NBA trade deadline on the horizon, the Miami Heat are apparently in the mix to land Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer reported on Thursday that Miami is one of two teams often mentioned when discussing the ongoing Antetokoumpo situation with squads around the league. The Heat […]

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• Report: Heat and Wolves keep coming up around NBA in Giannis talks

  The Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes have heated up in recent days ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline, and fans of the Miami Heat should be happy to learn that the team appears to be in the thick of the race to land him via trade. Insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer reported that the Heat […]

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• Miami Heat’s rumored FA plan catches stray from NBA GM: ‘Good luck’

  The Miami Heat reportedly want to avoid taking on long-term money to maintain flexibility for a future offseason in which several superstars could become available, but not everyone around the NBA believes that it will work out. Earlier this month, the Heat were rumored to be interested in star guard Ja Morant, who has multiple […]

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• Report: Spo privately asked Norman Powell if he was okay being called out

  Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra reportedly asked veteran guard Norman Powell if he was alright with being called out not long after he was traded to Miami by the Los Angeles Clippers. “Not long into his time with the Heat, who traded for him this past summer, head coach Erik Spoelstra wanted to check […]

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• Report: Heat like that Ja Morant trade could still let them make other moves

  All indications are that Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant is as attainable on the trade market as he’s ever been. It’s public knowledge now that the Grizzlies are entertaining offers for the former No. 2 overall pick, so Memphis doesn’t exactly have much leverage to work with. Not only that, but Morant is […]

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• Report: Ex-cop sentenced to 3 years for role in Miami Heat heist

  A former Miami police officer was sentenced to three years in federal prison this week for his role in a scheme that resulted in Miami Heat memorabilia being stolen from the team’s arena. Marcos Thomas Perez worked security at Kaseya Center, and he admitted to stealing hundreds of game-worn jerseys and other Heat memorabilia – […]

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• People within Heat ‘just happier’ with Jimmy Butler gone, per insider

  People within the Miami Heat organization reportedly are “just happier” in the 2025-26 season now that veteran forward Jimmy Butler is no longer with the franchise. “I just don’t think that they really understood who they were dealing with, and they should have because they had seen it behind the scenes, all those stories that […]

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• Report: Opposing teams have been told ‘hell no’ on Bam Adebayo inquiries

  Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo has been a mainstay on the team’s roster for many seasons, and it appears that the Heat have no interest in moving him. NBA analyst Zach Lowe recently shared some thoughts on Miami, and he reported that other teams that have asked about Adebayo have been told “hell no.” The […]

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