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03 July 2026

• Report: Bradley Beal could be Miami’s Norman Powell replacement

  The Miami Heat’s supporting cast just got thinner. Norman Powell, the guard who gave Miami its cleanest floor spacing next to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo, agreed to a two-year, $45 million deal with the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, a signing ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report. Losing him hurts less because it was […]

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• Tim Hardaway Jr. signs with Miami Heat in free agency

  The Miami Heat have found the shooting they spent the spring looking for. Free agent guard Tim Hardaway Jr. has agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million deal with Miami, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported, with the Heat finalizing the agreement through agent Mark Bartelstein on the opening night of free agency. It is a modest number […]

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• The LeBron-to-Miami dream is back — here’s the catch

  The Miami Heat already pulled off the move that defined their offseason. Whether they have a second one in them is suddenly a real question. Days after landing Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks, Miami keeps turning up in the same sentence as the biggest name left on the board: LeBron James. The idea reads […]

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• Zaire Wade arrested on felony domestic violence charges

  Zaire Wade, the eldest son of Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade, was arrested Sunday in Burbank, Calif., on suspicion of felony domestic violence, criminal threats and false imprisonment, law enforcement sources told NBC4 Los Angeles. The 24-year-old was booked by the Burbank Police Department, in a report that surfaced publicly Friday. The arrest stemmed from […]

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• Why a Giannis-Khris Middleton reunion in Miami makes too much sense

  The Miami Heat got their superstar. What they do not have, at the moment, is a roster around him. Landing Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis cost Miami four rotation players, and team president Pat Riley now has as many as five spots to fill on a budget that leaves almost no margin for error. The […]

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• Norman Powell’s Miami Heat future in doubt after Giannis trade

  Landing Giannis Antetokounmpo was the part Miami will remember. Keeping a roster around him is the part that will decide whether the trade works, and that job began before the confetti had a chance to settle. Within hours of the Miami Heat agreeing to acquire the two-time MVP, a conference rival was already circling the […]

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• Giannis Antetokounmpo traded to Miami Heat in Bucks blockbuster

  The wait is over, and the prize is the biggest the Miami Heat have chased in years. Milwaukee is sending Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to Miami, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported late Monday night, ending a saga that hovered over the franchise for more than a month and over the league for more than a […]

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• Miami Heat slip behind Boston Celtics in Giannis Antetokounmpo race

  The Miami Heat woke up Monday no longer in control of the chase they had led for weeks. With the 2026 NBA Draft set for Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks closing in on a resolution to the Giannis Antetokounmpo saga, Miami suddenly finds itself in a two-team race it is no longer favored to win. […]

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