Tag: Miami Heat

Hassan Whiteside, who is the league’s fifth-worst free-throw shooter at 52.5 percent (out of 106 qualifiers), is at least working on it. He came in on the Heat’s only day off this past week — Saturday — and took 500 extra free throws. Coach Erik Spoelstra said Whiteside was also at the arena early Sunday […]

Basketball Insiders obtained a copy of the term sheet for the new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

It’s been an epic year for superstars, but that means some really good players won’t make the All-Star team.

Derrick Williams had other offers in free agency that promised more playing time but opted to join HEAT

Goran Dragic on the loss of Dwyane Wade, chemistry with Hassan Whiteside, injuries and Miami’s playoff goal.

According to a league-employed source connected to (Chris) Bosh, the mindset at the moment is that he’s more likely to attempt a comeback next season than this season. Source: Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald

Forced into the starting lineup because of injuries and now playing alongside center Hassan Whiteside at power forward instead of backing up Whiteside, (Josh) McRoberts looked more like the player the Heat hoped they would see before injuries derailed his Miami career. McRoberts has scored 23 points on 10 of 19 shooting in Miami’s last […]

All of that made (Hassan) Whiteside’s response to a question about whether he was interested in joining Miami’s opponent late Saturday night — the Portland Trail Blazers — in free agency, intriguing. “Portland was my second option,” Whiteside said at the team’s Saturday shootaround in Portland. “I would have came here.” The answer from Whiteside […]

Josh Richardson to return to Miami for treatment of ankle sprain. Source: Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Twitter