Dan Riccio

1 week ago | hothothoops.com | Dan Riccio

When it comes to whale hunting, arguably no team’s President eye’s lights up more than the great Pat Riley. It’s evident that this Miami Heat roster needs a serious talent upgrade. And one of the biggest fishes possible to acquire could finally shake free. After a third straight disappointing first round exit to a team with championship expectations, the Milwaukee Bucks were gentleman swept out of the 2025 postseason once again.

1 week ago | hothothoops.com | Dan Riccio

With another early ending to a second straight difficult Miami Heat campaign comes plenty of basketball fan’s favorite time of year: the NBA offseason. And there will be a lot of work to be done for Pat Riley and the Heat’s front office. First and foremost, this comes with something that hasn’t been done in years, even well before this season’s Jimmy Butler drama went down—deciding the direction. Does Miami completely blow it up, and even dangle All-Star’s Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo to do so?

2 weeks ago | hothothoops.com | Dan Riccio

After an embarrassing effort during Saturday’s Game 3 loss at home, the Miami Heat will attempt to avoid a series sweep tonight against the East’s top seed Cleveland Cavaliers. Miami showed some fight in the first half of this series back in Cleveland, especially in Game 2, just to come out and put up a goose egg in front of their home crowd. The Heat have not won a home playoff game since Game 3 of the 2023 Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics.

3 weeks ago | hothothoops.com | Dan Riccio

The Miami Heat battled in Game 2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. A 19-point Cavs lead evaporated into a 2-point game late in the fourth quarter, but Miami’s run wasn’t enough to hold off the East’s top seed. Donovan Mitchell hit a barrage of difficult clutch buckets down the stretch. After a pedestrian 10 points at halftime for the superstar, he closed the second half with 20 points. As true stars usually do, Mitchell stepped up when his team needed him the most.

3 weeks ago | hothothoops.com | Dan Riccio

Despite the Cleveland Cavaliers blowout victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1, coach Erik Spoelstra and his squad still have an opportunity to steal control of this series. With Game 2 slated for this Wednesday evening, the Heat can not only take momentum back to South Florida— but also have home-court advantage as an eight seed. But it won’t come easy.