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  • GSW Head Coach
    Steve Kerr is “likely to retire” from Team USA, per Evan Sidery of Forbes.
    Kerr has only been the coach for Team USA since 2021, when he took over following Gregg Popovich stepping down. Now, one of his assistants may take over, with Erik Spoelstra mentioned as the “strong internal favorite” to lead the squad during the 2028 Olympics. If Spo is given the job, Team USA will be in good hands and should be able to add another gold medal.
  • MIA Head Coach
    Erik Spoelstra has signed a long-term extension to continue to be the head coach of the Heat.
    Spo made the list as one of the league’s 15 greatest coaches back in February of 2022 and has two ECF appearances and an NBA Finals appearance since then. He has coached Miami since 2008, and he will likely continue to coach as long as he chooses to. He is arguably the best coach in the league right now and continues to work wonders for the Heat. A report from Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel says that the extension is for five years and is worth over $10 million annually.
  • MIA Head Coach
    The Heat are looking to acquire picks to use in a trade for Kevin Durant or Donovan Mitchell, according to Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer.
    Since the Nets have made it clear that they want an All-Star back, a deal for Mitchell makes more sense for Miami. If they trade away some guys that aren’t named Jimmy Butler or Bam Adebayo for some firsts, they make be able to make a package centered around Tyler Herro and picks for Mitchell. A lineup of Butler, Adebayo, and Mitchell would vault the Heat into title contention if they can figure things out quickly.

  • MIA Head Coach
    A third Heat player has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
    One of the players is Derrick Jones Jr., who tested positive on June 23. The other two players have tested positive in recent days -- their names aren’t being disclosed, but Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald writes they are both “rotation players.” The Heat will travel into the Orlando bubble without these players, and will be without them until their self-isolation is complete, they’ve passed two negative tests, and they’ve been cleared to play by a physician.

  • MIA Head Coach
    A second Heat player has tested positive for COVID-19, and the Heat will shut down individual workouts at AmericanAirlines Arena, according to Ethan Skolnick of Five Reasons Sports.
    Derrick Jones Jr. is the first positive test, and it’s currently unknown who has also tested positive on the Heat. Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel does add that it is a rotation player. The Heat are headed to Orlando on July 8, and they will resume activities in the Disney facilities.

  • MIA Head Coach
    The Heat had 12 players in for voluntary workouts on Wednesday, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com.
    Per a Monday report, Jimmy Butler, Andre Iguodala and Solomon Hill were out of state, so that means almost the entire team was able to make it. It’s also possible that one of the three players mentioned above could have made travel arrangements to get back to Miami.

  • MIA Head Coach
    The Heat does not plan to allow players to start working out at AmericanAirlines Arena until Monday at the earliest, according to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald.
    The report adds Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Friday that the Heat will be allowed to hold workouts at its downtown Miami arena if the NBA reopens practice facilities this coming Friday. The Heat is still finalizing details for its plan to reopen the arena to players. Jimmy Butler had sent out basketball hoops to teammates, but obviously getting back to a normal practice facility would help get things back to normal.

  • MIA Head Coach
    ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Heat and head coach Erik Spoelstra have agreed to a long-term contract extension.
    Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that the extension is for four years. Spo is heading into his 12th season as the head man in Miami, a stint which includes multiple championships. He sits behind Spurs coach Gregg Popovich as the second-longest tenured coach in the NBA. The Heat have missed the playoffs in two of the last three seasons, but Spoelstra and company are on the way up with the recent acquisition of Jimmy Butler.
  • MIA Head Coach
    The Miami Heat have acquired a second-round pick (44 overall) in the 2019 NBA Draft from Atlanta in exchange for a future conditional second-round pick and cash considerations.
    The pick did belong to the Hawks after getting it from Charlotte, so the Hawks get an early jump on their hopes to make trades this week. The Hawks have too many picks, so it would’ve been impossible to add all their picks to the roster.
  • MIA Head Coach
    The Heat haven’t won two straight in their last 10 postseason games.
    According to the Miami Herald, only the 1993 Seattle SuperSonics had a streak as long as Miami’s run. The last time the Heat went 10 games without a two-game win streak was more than four years ago. “There has to be a point where enough is enough. We have to try to fight for a breakthrough,” coach Erik Spoelstra said about the dubious distinction. While the Heat players are certainly part of the reason, it’s important to note the two opponents during the stretch have played Miami extremely tough. The Heat needed seven games to dispatch the Pacers and it’s looking like the NBA Finals will go the distance as well.