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Shams on the trade 💀 "Around the league my phone is being flooded with people texting me 'Paul George and picks???' - Once it was out there Jaylen Brown was available for trade, you saw his value for whatever reason start to diminish This Celtics hate watch this off season was a success 😭
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REPORT: The Miami Heat, Warriors, and Cavs are the expected suitors for LeBron James, per Shams Charania “I’m told this is a happiness led decision for LeBron James. He feels like he needs to find his happiness. Wherever he lands in free agency It will not be driven by money… teams expect the Warriors, Cavaliers, the Miami Heat to emerge as some of the suitors for LeBron James”
Heat Central1,614,937 次观看 • 2 天前
The Warriors are going to try and acquire LeBron James today, per Brian Windhorst 👀 “The Warriors told Jimmy Butler they’re not trading him. I think the focus right now is can they get LeBron James away from the Lakers. That’s something they’re going to try and get done, today.”
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Brian Windhorst and Kendrick Perkins believe Kawhi to the Raptors is the first power shift move of the Eastern Conference 🤔 Windy: The Heat have the potential to do that but they aren’t yet ready to contend. The Raptors are now ready to contend… We’ve been watching the East get weaker for the past week Perk: I said this morning that the Knicks were still sleeping with the AC on 60 because they weren’t worried about Giannis to Miami. They up now. Kawhi Leonard keeps people up. Kawhi is the actual boogeyman
Heat Central767,554 次观看 • 2 天前
Shams on LeBron: “The biggest priority is finding a place where he feels he can play meaningful basketball, compete for a championship… when I talk to teams around the league 3 stand out during this process. The Warriors, Cavaliers, and the Miami Heat. LeBron will take probably the next few days to figure out where he’s at. There is no timetable. I will say though, I’ve listen to Rich Paul on his podcast, Game Over, and he’s given hints along the way this year. I have a hunch we might get some more hints along the way”
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Erik Spoelstra and LeBron James really bonded during their time together on team USA in 2024, per Brian Windhorst 👀 "We should point out the team USA connections to the Miami Heat. Bam Adebayo was a huge part of the 2024 USA squad. Erik Spoelstra and LeBron really bonded during that summer.... Erik Spoelstra was LeBron's personal workout guy during that 6 weeks over the summer. Soon as the court opened before the game, the first 2 people on the court were Spoelstra and LeBron. I think they could re kindle their chemistry if needed. Him and Bam also have reps together so I think i should just point that out"
Heat Central683,150 次观看 • 2 天前
Kendrick Perkins calls out Bam Adebayo: "The Heat organization has came out publicly time and time again and said that Bam is untouchable. It's time for Bam to take that leap! We know that Giannis is going to go and give you 30, can Bam go get you 25/26 on average? The 19/20 points he's been averaging throughout his career as a Heat player, that's ok. But this ain't 2006, this ain't 2007"
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Brian Windhorst on LeBron saying he wants to be happy on his next team: "The key word here however they want to code it, is he's not going to ask for every last dollar... That is the most important thing here beyond analyzing his day to day life. I think happiness is where he could play golf 365 as far as i'm concerned"
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Brian Windhorst believes the Heat would be 'farther back' on the list of LeBron's next team: "They really need to fill out their roster first. They did get a nice signing with Tim Hardaway.... They're a little bit heavy in their front court right now. Get some guys on their roster at minimums that would appeal to LeBron. Tbh, I don't love Miami's fit for LeBron. I think they would be farther back from the pack. I'm not going to make a strong case because I don't think they got the strongest case."
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Stephen A Smith doesn’t think LeBron would get a statue in Miami or Los Angeles: “Me personally I think his best shot at a championship is going back to Cleveland. One could argue Miami with Bam,Giannis, and Portis… Cleveland is the one place in the NBA where he loved. They probably ain’t gonna hang a statue for LeBron in Miami. That’s Wade county. Even tho Bron would deserve it. They’re certainly not going to hang a statue for LeBron in LA.” (Via Stephen A Smith)
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Bill Simmons says LeBron to Miami makes ZERO sense: “The Miami thing makes no sense to me. I think that would be so weird. You’re gonna have Bam, Giannis, and LeBron? What is that team? Are you winning a title with that? Also, Pat Riley basically called him out when he was leaving in 2014” (Via Bill Simmons)
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Patrick Beverly says the WORST case scenario for Giannis and Bam, is David Robinson and Tim Duncan: “Giannis to the Heat? It’s over with…. The league has changed. Y’all bout to see Giannis look how LeBron looked when he was with the Heat. Worst case scenario for him and Bam, Tim Duncan and David Robinson!” (Via Patrick Beverley) 🔥
Heat Central1,994,754 次观看 • 9 天前
Shams on LeBron James future: “One quote really sticks out to me. Rich Paul on June 2025 to me, ‘LeBron James wants to compete for a championship, he knows the Lakers are building for the future.’ When I talk to teams around the league it’s a few teams that really get narrowed. It’s the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Miami Heat as a perspective destination. I’m told LeBron it’s not in a rush.”
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Bobby Marks loves the Heat signing Tim Hardaway Jr.: "The Tim Hardaway Jr signing is tremendous for 1 year $6.5M. 2nd in 6th man last year.... They're building this around the margins. They have a little bit of money if LeBron says 'you know what, $6M, I want to come to Miami.' They're going to find $6M to go there... There is still some moves out there but as we talk about trusting front offices, the Heat have shown the ability to go out and find those minimum guys. I don't think there is a trade in place. Everything now will be FA driven."
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Brian Windhorst on LeBron recruitment process: "What LeBron is going to want to hear is what you do with your actions. Who is going to make moves? Who is going to make moves to make this more attractive to LeBron James? Just because the Cavs have a good team or Miami has Giannis, or the Warriors have Steph, That doesn't mean that's how they'll do their recruitment. Their recruitment of LeBron is going to come with the things they can do before they offer him that contract"
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Stephen A. Smith GOES IN on Ben Simmons for saying he wants to play for the Heat and calls him the biggest waste of talent in professional sports 😳 “Do you know what he said, ladies and gentlemen? ‘I wouldn’t mind going to Miami.’ Really? That’s what we doing? Erik Spoelstra want you to play. Pat Riley gonna demand you to play. They want you to earn your money down there. A basketball atrocity. The biggest waste of talent we have seen in NBA history if not all of Professional sports” (Via: Stephen A Smith / HEAT CULTURE HQ)
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The Heat know that Jaylen Brown is on the table, and are searching for 3rd and 4th teams to get involved to improve their offer for Giannis, per Brian Windhorst “If Jaylen Brown doesn’t get traded for Giannis, they may trade him somewhere else. Miami understands that Jaylen Brown is in there. They can’t match that. Miami in recent days has gone out to try and recruit 3rd and 4th teams to improve their offer. They don’t have a premium player, like a Jaylen Brown. The most premium asset they have to trade is the 13th pick in tomorrows draft. Which is a good piece, but it’s not Jaylen Brown.”
Heat Central1,662,438 次观看 • 10 天前
About 12 teams reached out to Rich Paul for LeBron James when Free Agency opened last night, per Shams Charania “Rich Paul his agent got pitches from about a dozen teams when free agency opened up with offers and proposals on what it would look like for LeBron to come to their team…. He wants to go somewhere where it’s a chance at a championship. Something he felt was not going to be keeping him happy if he stayed in LA. Whether you have a minimum, exception, or salary cap space, you’re going to be involved…. When I talked to teams around the league there are 3 that jump out for LeBron. The Warriors, Miami Heat, and Cavaliers.”
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