- Bam Adebayo reveals he didn’t recruit Donovan Mitchell to Miami Heat
- Former NBA executive says Bam Adebayo’s defense has not been as ‘fearsome’ this season as it was in previous 2 campaigns
- Report: Omer Yurtseven cleared for high-impact work with hope to return after All-Star break
- Brian Windhorst thinks the Miami Heat need to make a trade because they have ‘one of the worst benches in the league’
- Report: Teams continue to call Miami Heat to gauge Kyle Lowry’s trade status
- Jimmy Butler makes heartfelt post for kid who traveled far to see him play: ‘Incredible kid that has an amazing life ahead of him’
- Kyle Lowry speaks out on trade rumors involving him and complaints from Miami Heat fans about his scoring
- Report: Heat began talking to Timberwolves about possible Kyle Lowry-D’Angelo Russell trade in December
- Shaquille O’Neal leaves Bam Adebayo off of his All-Star reserve ballot
- NBA executives believe the Miami Heat may not be willing to part with Caleb Martin for Cam Reddish
Report: Rivals Were ‘Chuckling’ and Had ‘Genuine Concern’ for Miami Heat During 2017-18 Season
- Updated: September 17, 2020
The Miami Heat’s turnaround this season has been a hot topic across the NBA.
After signing All-Star Jimmy Butler this past offseason, Miami has shocked the league and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.
However, Miami reportedly was looked down upon by the rest of the NBA not too long ago, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe.
“By the midway point of the 2017-18 season, it looked as if tanking the prior season might have been the ‘smarter’ move,” Lowe wrote about the Heat. “Rival chuckling at the Heat’s expense morphed into genuine concern and curiosity: How was one of the league’s glamour franchises going to get out of this? When I traveled to Miami to cover the team that winter, I could sense a certain discomfort within the franchise. It wasn’t demoralization: more like the realization that most of those contracts were turning out worse than expected, and that climbing out would not be easy.”
While Miami had been in a bad cap situation a few years ago, shrewd moves by Pat Riley and the Heat front office have put them back in contention.
That, along with the drafting of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, has helped Miami achieve success during the 2019-20 season.
Now, the Heat lead the Boston Celtics 1-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals.
It would be an even more amazing story if Miami were to make it all the way to the NBA Finals this season.
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