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With the Miami Heat advancing out of the Play-In and into the playoffs, they will convey the No. 15 pick in the draft to the Oklahoma City Thunder. If the Heat would have been in the lottery this season, they would have had to send an unprotected pick to the Thunder in 2026 as well as an unprotected pick to the Charlotte Hornets in 2028. The protections on the future first … [Read more...] about Heat Send No. 15 Pick To Thunder By Advancing To 2025 Playoffs

The Oklahoma City Thunder secured homecourt advantage for the duration of the playoffs with their 68-14 record and NBA-best +12.9 Net Rating. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics were bunched together in second and third in both record and Net Rating. The best matchups of the first round figure to be the Los Angeles Lakers against Minnesota Timberwolves less than a year … [Read more...] about 2025 NBA Playoffs: First-Round Matchups Set As Regular Season Concludes

There are several teams who are expected have interest in a Kevin Durant trade this offseason as the Phoenix Suns will likely work together on his exit. The Suns have had a disappointing pair of seasons since adding Bradley Beal to their star core of Durant and Devin Booker. While the Golden State Warriors were among the most notable teams to pursue a trade for Durant at the … [Read more...] about Wolves, Heat, Knicks, Spurs, Rockets Among Potential Trade Partners For Kevin Durant

The Miami Heat are opening a three-game road trip without two regular starters. Both Andrew Wiggins and Duncan Robinson are out to start the three-game set, which begins at the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Wiggins didn't travel with Miami to Philadelphia because he's dealing with right hamstring tendinopathy. The veteran wing has already missed eight games since being … [Read more...] about Heat Open Road Trip Without Andrew Wiggins, Duncan Robinson

Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors are headed to play Butler's former team on Tuesday. However, Butler isn't viewing the trip as any sort of revenge game against the Miami Heat. "Another game for me, another game that we're expected to win for sure," Butler said after expressing disappointment of losing to the Hawks. "So we got to figure it out very quickly." Butler … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler Describes First Return At Miami As ‘Another Game’