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2025 NBA Draft and UDFA tracker: Who have the Miami Heat picked up this week?

22 hours ago | heatnation.com | Jesse Cinquini

The 2025 NBA Draft came and went without the Miami Heat trading for a star player or moving their one and only first-round pick in such a move. Miami had the No. 20 overall pick in the draft and used it to select University of Illinois product Kasparas Jakucionis. Moreover, the Heat have been active in the undrafted free-agent market, as they’ve agreed to deals with five undrafted players as of this writing on Friday.
Report: ‘Many rival teams’ have Walter Clayton Jr. slotted to Heat at No. 20 in 2025 NBA Draft

2 days ago | heatnation.com | Jesse Cinquini

For the second year in a row, the upcoming NBA draft will operate under a two-day format, with the opening round of the draft taking place on Wednesday and the second round being held on Thursday. Fans of the Miami Heat have reason to be more interested in tuning in on Wednesday, as the Heat have just one pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and that’s the No. 20 overall selection of the first round.
Dwyane Wade admits he isn’t greatest player to wear Heat jersey: ‘I have the greatest body of work’

3 days ago | heatnation.com | Jesse Cinquini

Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade accomplished more during his time in Miami than any player who’s ever suited up for the franchise. He was key to the Heat winning each of their first three titles in team history in 2006, 2012 and 2013, and he earned countless individual accolades with Miami as well. However, Wade still doesn’t think that he’s the greatest player who’s ever donned a Heat uniform.
Who are the Heat targeting in the 2025 NBA Draft?

3 days ago | heatnation.com | Jesse Cinquini

The Miami Heat will try to continue their status quo of drafting high-quality players near the end of the first round when it’s their time to pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. The Heat have just one pick in this year’s draft, and that’s the No. 20 overall pick. As a result of the Heat having just one pick in the upcoming two-round draft, the list of players who have worked out for Miami leading up to the draft isn’t as long as it is for some other teams.
Report: Heat improved their offer for Kevin Durant but 'could not compete' with final Rockets package

5 days ago | heatnation.com | Jesse Cinquini

The Miami Heat’s latest pursuit of star forward Kevin Durant via trade is officially over after it was revealed on Sunday that he is heading to the Houston Rockets. In exchange for the all-time great scorer and two-time NBA champion, the Rockets will part ways with guard Jalen Green, forward Dillon Brooks, five second-round picks and the No. 10 overall selection in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft.
Markieff Morris says K.D. can ‘flourish’ with Heat: ‘Best brand of basketball that I’ve been a part of’

1 week ago | heatnation.com | Jesse Cinquini

With the end of the 2025 NBA Playoffs near, the Miami Heat have been linked to numerous star players in rumors, and Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant may be the high-quality player who’s been in the most rumblings related to Miami lately. At least one former Heat player likes Miami as a landing spot for Durant. Veteran forward Markieff Morris, who played for the Heat when the team reached the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals, said that Durant could flourish with the franchise.
Heat insider reveals intriguing option Miami has with Duncan Robinson's contract in offseason

1 week ago | heatnation.com | Jesse Cinquini

Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson is one of the longest-tenured players on the team, as he’s spent the entirety of his seven-year playing career in the NBA to this point with the organization. However, his future with the Heat seems to be very much up in the air at this juncture, and a lot of the reason for that has to do with his contract. Five Reasons Sports’ Greg Sylvander revealed that the Heat have an intriguing option regarding Robinson’s contract this offseason.
Breaking down the star players the Miami Heat have been linked to in offseason rumors

1 week ago | heatnation.com | Jesse Cinquini

The Miami Heat’s struggles in the 2025 NBA Playoffs highlighted their need for a star player on the offensive side of the ball. Miami is lacking a de facto scorer, and that hole in the team’s roster reared its ugly head in its series against the No. 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. After all, no player averaged more than 17.8 points per game for the Heat against the Cavs, and they also scored just 95.5 points per contest as a team in a series they lost in a sweep.
Report: DeMar DeRozan linked to Heat, who are still looking to replace Jimmy Butler's scoring

1 week ago | heatnation.com | Jesse Cinquini

NBA star DeMar DeRozan is on the record as saying that he considered the Miami Heat to be a “real, personal, legitimate” option for him as a free agent in the summer of 2024 before he joined the Sacramento Kings. That offseason, DeRozan got moved from the Chicago Bulls to the Kings in a three-team sign-and-trade deal. He signed a three-year contract as part of the transaction. Around a year after DeRozan considered joining the Heat, it seems as if he could be in play for Miami once again.
Report: Heat don’t think upside of possible Kevin Durant trade is as much of ‘slam dunk’ as Shaq deal was

1 week ago | heatnation.com | Jesse Cinquini

In the summer of 2004, the Miami Heat orchestrated one of the more significant trades in franchise history. They shipped Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Brian Grant along with a first-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers and landed Shaquille O’Neal in return. The O’Neal trade was a home run for Miami in the sense that he ended up being the second-best player on the 2006 title team behind only Dwyane Wade.