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Biscayne Buckets: Miami Heat Must Pursue A Jimmy Butler Trade

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Position Battles: Miami HEAT Training Camp Preview – Guards

With training camp on the horizon, Nekias Duncan is taking an in-depth look at Miami’s three position groups – guards, forwards, and bigs – as a bit of a primer. Here’s part one of a three-part series, featuring the guards.

Insight // 21 hours ago

175: Dwyane Wade Hope Trafficking

In this offseason edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Dwyane Wade is byke (again)!!! Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins, Brass Jazz, and Leif join the show.

Podcast // 1 day ago

Business and Brotherhood: Wade-Haslem Open New Restaurant In Aventura

I don’t cover events.  I don’t write recaps. I dropped out of the University of Florida’s journalism program back in… Keep Reading

Commentary // 5 days ago

174: Ayo Ethan, Thank You

In just her second Miami Heat Beat appearance, the listeners demanded we let our newest MHB member host. We welcome, welcome, welcome back Cait Anderson to the show alongside Alex Toledo, Brian Goins, and Nekias Duncan

Podcast // 5 days ago

What Comes Next? Looking to the Next Era of Miami Heat Basketball

No one better epitomizes the history and culture of the Miami Heat than the trio of Pat Riley, Dwyane Wade, and Udonis Haslem. But with their departures slowly approaching, a question creeps into the mind of every Heat fan: “What comes next?”

Commentary // 1 week ago

173: Shut up, I’m Talking to Cait w/ Cait Anderson

Welcome, welcome, welcome to our newest sponsor BetDSI! With football season kicking off, BetDSI is offering our listeners double your money on your… Keep Reading

Podcast // 2 weeks ago

172: Credentials SZN

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A Fleeting Dream: Wade, Riley, and The Amalfi Coast

The beauty of the Amalfi Coast is truly one of the world’s most transcendent scenes. Located on the western Italian… Keep Reading

Commentary // 4 weeks ago

Power of Failure: The Only Way to Win In The Modern NBA Is to Lose

This is a new NBA. There is no beating the Warriors. Miami has the opportunity to finish what Sam Hinkie started in Philadelphia by losing for its own sake.

Satire // 4 weeks ago

Q&A: Bam Adebayo On Emulating Garnett, Poetry, and Best Gamer on the Heat?

To commemorate the 20th-year anniversary of the Heat Academy Program, the Miami Heat hosted a back-to-school event at Paul Laurence Dunbar K-8 Center on Monday where Heat players and team staff alike passed out school supplies to kids before officially kicking off the new school year. Miami Heat Beat got the chance to sit with Bam Adebayo for a few minutes just outside a cafeteria filled with energetic kids cheering and screaming along to a pep rally.

News // 4 weeks ago

Making Sense of the Miami Heat’s Senseless Roster

This Miami Heat roster kind of blows, doesn’t it? To clarify, Miami’s roster isn’t bad. It’s headlined by fringe All-Star… Keep Reading

Insight // 4 weeks ago
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Q&A: Udonis Haslem on Being A Miami Business Mogul, NBA Enforcer and Fortnite Dad

As part of his partnership with food and beverage operator JFC Miami, 15-year Heat veteran Udonis Haslem officially opened up an Einstein Bros. Bagels on the ground floor of MiamiCentral on Aug. 17. At the ribbon-cutting event on Wednesday, I got the chance to talk with UD for a couple minutes.

News // 1 month ago
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171: J-Rich Hates Pub Subs w/ Rohan Nadkarni (Sports Illustrated)

In this offseason edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Leif, Alex Toledo, Brass Jazz, and Brian Goins welcome our special guest Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated’s The Crossover to discuss:
• Stories from Rohan’s one-on-one interview with Justise Winslow
• Rohan reveals Josh Richardson’s horrible take on Pub Subs.
• The crew debates what the Miami Heat’s optimal closing lineup would be?
• Impact of the Heat signing Briante Weber to a partially-guaranteed, training camp invite
…this and so much more!!!

Podcast // 1 month ago

Miami Heat Beat Adds Three Writers to Expand Miami HEAT Coverage

Press Release // 1 month ago

170: “Vegas Tried The Sh** Outta’ Who?”

In this offseason edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Christian Hernandez, Alex Toledo, and Brian Goins discuss:
• Stories from Miami Heat Beat and 5 Reasons Sports’ takeover of Dan LeBatard’s MAS Miami Vol. II event over the weekend.
• Gianni delights in newest trade rumors that send Tyler Johnson to Houston.
• Miami signed another new player!!! Former #1 overall HS point guard in 2015, Malik Newman.
• The guys peek the Vegas over/under for wins of all the NBA teams.

Podcast // 1 month ago

169: Can’t Spell Yante Maten Without Manatee

In this offseason edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Christian Hernandez, Jack Alfonso, Harrison “Hot Take Harry” Cytryn, and Brian Goins discuss:
• Winslow likely to sign extension in late-August/early-September
• The unlikelihood of Wade leaving for China
• Miami signed a new player!!! Former SEC Player of the Year, Yante Maten, agrees to a two-way contract
• Gianni debates why high school sports are creepy.
• Yup, yup, yup, yup…

Podcast // 2 months ago

168: Kawhi or Not Kawhi?

In this offseason edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, we discuss:
• Our breakdown of Kawhi Leonard to Toronto. Smart move by Masai Ujiri?
• Miami’s unlikely free agency splash in 2019. Is 2020 the Heat’s prime target?
• We play “Kawhi or Not Kawhi?”, a game where we try to match the voice of the Raptors forward among a lineup of five NBA players. It’s not as easy as you’d think!
• Could Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem really leave for China?

Podcast // 2 months ago

167: Not All Duncan Robinsons Look The Same

In this Summer League edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Nekias Duncan, Christian Hernandez, Alex Toledo, and Brian Goins discuss:
• Summer League Correspondent Recap with Nekias and Alex
• Small Sample Size Theater on Duncan Robinson’s prolific shooting
• Wayne Ellington is BYKE!!!
• We share sound from our mothership (@5ReasonsSports) on a text from a source to Ethan Skolnick indicating more moves for Miami are to be made…plus Spurs-Heat ongoing conversations for a trade?

Podcast // 2 months ago

The Launching Pad: Summer League Edition

Welcome to the Summer League edition of The Launching Pad, a weekly roundup (for the most part) of Miami Heat basketball. Who’s playing… Keep Reading

Insight // 2 months ago

166: Melo to Miami?

In this Summer League edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Leif, Alex Toledo, and Brian Goins discuss:
• Carmelo Anthony to Miami rumors. Would Melo buy in to Heat Culture?
• Miami’s newest whale: Duncan Robinson
• Bam Adebayo’s Summer League, featuring a live report from Alex at Vegas Summer League
• What are Dwyane Wade and Wayne Ellington waiting for?
• Gianni shares the most frightening car accident story ever.

Podcast // 2 months ago

165: A Tyler Johnson Away

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Miami Heat Beat’s 2018 Free Agency Preview

Editor’s Note: Story will be updated as free-agent signings are reported. The NBA 2018 Free Agency period is, once again,… Keep Reading

Insight // 3 months ago

164: Chesty Heat Fans w/ Candace Buckner (Post Sports)

In this off-season edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Alf, Brian Goins, and Alex Toledo welcome Candace Buckner, Washington Wizards beat reporter at Post Sports.

Podcast // 3 months ago

163: Show Sheet is Dead w/ Seerat Sohi (SB Nation)

In this off-season edition of The Heat Beat Podcast,  Giancarlo Navas is back from his two week suspension for a horrid… Keep Reading

Podcast // 3 months ago

162: Ether Clevenick Pod w/ Ethan Skolnick (5 Reasons Sports)

In this post-NBA Finals edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Brass Jazz fills in for Giancarlo Navas as host after his six-to-eight week suspension was enacted last week due to bad tweeting. Alf, Leif, Harrison “Hot Take Harry” Cytryn, and Brian Goins invite Ethan Skolnick, co-founder of the Five Reasons Sports Podcast Network, to discuss:
• Haha! Eat it, LeBron!
• Miami Heat front-office speculation
• Kawhi Leonard likes Chipotle?
• The return of #MHBMailbag!

Podcast // 3 months ago

161: What’s Dan Smoking? w/ Ryan Cortes (ESPN’s High Noon)

In this NBA Finals edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Harrison “Hot Take Harry” Cytryn fills in for Giancarlo Navas as host after his six-to-eight week suspension was enacted due to bad tweeting. Alf, Leif, Brian Goins, and Nekias Duncan invite Ryan Cortes, producer of ESPN’s newest television show ‘High Noon,’ to derail the show.

Podcast // 4 months ago

160.5: #BurnerGate (BONUS POD)

In this BONUS PODCAST edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Alf, Alex Toledo, Harrison “Hot Take Harry” Cytryn, and Brian Goins react to the #BurnerGate scandal of Bryan Colangelo, via The Ringer.

Podcast // 4 months ago

160: Kind of An NBA Finals Preview w/ Kevin Wang (Bench Buckets)

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159: Black Sunday w/ Michael Wallace (Grind City Media)

In this Heat stories edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, we invite Michael Wallace of Grind City Media to share:
• Tales of Gary Payton losing his personal therapeutic chair due to the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
• The mystery of Rafer Alston’s disapperance in 2010 uncovered for the first time ever.
• Best Udonis Haslem stories, including the walkout song at his wedding.
• Miami Heat “All-Dark Alley” Team
• Backstory behind LeBron James-Erik Spoelstra “BumpGate”

Podcast // 4 months ago
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