Here are game-by-game predictions for the Miami Heat as the team is in East Group C along with other top teams.

For the Lakers, probably no player is worth both a look back and a look forward more than Austin Reaves, the one-time undrafted guard from Oklahoma who managed to carve out a starring role for himself in the NBA despite significant odds working against him.

No NBA team in recent years has gotten more from undrafted projects than the Miami Heat. And no team has gotten less for those success stories when those player

The Heat opted to sign Smith instead of a backup center such as Kai Jones, who auditioned for Miami last week, or veteran center Trey Lyes, who also has been linked to the Heat. Miami isn’t expected to add a backup center in free agency anytime soon, though it’s conceivable that could be addressed with another trade.

Grant Afseth of Fastbreak Journal has reported that the Heat have expressed interest in multiple big men, and among them is former Utah Jazz first-round draft pick Trey Lyles. Mor

The Miami Heat ended last season on a rather sour note. The team who went to the NBA Finals just two years ago barely squeaked into the playoffs after cruising

The Heat continued to make changes to its roster on Friday, trading forward Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for a protected 2026 second-round selection in a move that shed enough salary to bring Miami out of luxury-tax territory.

The recently injured forward has been traded by the Miami Heat in what appears to be a salary dump to provide financial flexibility

After being among the bottom of the league offensively and within the top 10 defensively for the last three seasons, the Miami Heat’s successful offseason may l