In a recent interview, Jaime Jaquez Jr. talks about his challenging adjustment period following a frustrating sophomore season.

The Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets have come together on a surprising trade in the latter weeks of the NBA offseason. ESPN's Shams Charania has reported that the Heat have sent forward Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second-round draft pick to the Nets in exchange for a protected 2026 second-rounder.

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.

On Friday, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald revealed the package Miami offered the Suns for Durant, which may surprise Heat fans. Jackson reported the Heat offered Andrew Wiggins, Terry Rozier, Jaime Jaquez, Haywood Highsmith and the 20th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. This draft pick became Kasparas Jakucionis.

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Andrew Wiggins will enter his first full season with the Miami Heat after being traded by the Golden State Warriors for Jimmy Butler.

A former NBA star made a big claim about Kevin Durant and something he feels Durant lacks that Rockets fans will hate.

Haywood Highsmith has been with the Miami Heat for each of the previous four seasons. After a year where he started in 42 games, the Heat announced that they h