Hoops Rumors

The Heat‘s franchise record for the most starting lineups in a season continued to grow on Tuesday, as the team deployed its 35th different group of 2023/24, tweets Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. With Jimmy Butler sidelined, a pair of in-season additions – Terry Rozier and Patty Mills – joined Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, and rookie Jaime Jaquez in the starting … [Read more...] about Heat Use 35th Starting Lineup; Bryant Trying To Make Most Of Recent Minutes

There was some positive news on the Heat’s injury report on Monday. Kevin Love has been upgraded to questionable for Tuesday’s game, Anthony Chiang of The Athletic tweets.Love, who holds a $4MM option on his contract for next season, hasn’t played since Feb. 27 due to a heel injury. Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson will remain sidelined for the Heat’s game against the … [Read more...] about Kevin Love Listed As Questionable Tuesday

With their season disrupted by injuries, the Heat won’t be able to rely on continuity in the playoffs, but coach Erik Spoelstra thinks they might have something even better, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Miami has used 34 different starting lineups this season — trailing only Memphis and Portland — and Spoelstra believes it has been beneficial for so many players … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Lineup Combinations, Jaquez, Highsmith, Jovic

If the Heat manage to reach the playoffs, they may head into the postseason with at least one starting position unsettled, writes Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. It’s not clear who would start at shooting guard, especially if Duncan Robinson returns from his back issues before Tyler Herro recovers from his foot injury. Jackson notes that lineups with Jimmy Butler, Bam … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Robinson, Herro, Jovic, Highsmith, Martin, Swider

Heat forward Caleb Martin understands that his high-energy approach to the game can be most effective in a sixth-man role, writes Ira Winderman of The Sun-Sentinel. After a breakout performance in last year’s Eastern Conference Finals, Martin has returned to a reserve spot this year, coming off the bench in 19 of the 52 games he has played. Amid numerous lineup changes due to … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Martin, Rozier, Herro, Adebayo, Robinson, Mills