Entries by Brady Hawk

5 Takeaways from Jimmy Butler, Spoelstra, DJJ Interviews

The Miami Heat are slowly making their way into more intense practices this week after taking the day off yesterday to watch film. Here’s some post-practice comments from the Butler, Spoelstra and DJJ Interviews. Post-Practice Comment #1: Spoelstra on KZ Okpala: "Defensively he has the potential to be extremely unique, if not special." — Five Reasons […]

5 Post-Practice Comments from Miami Heat in Orlando

After the Miami Heat arrived to Orlando on Wednesday, they needed to quarantine before returning to practice. Today, they returned to practicing for the first time since early March. Here’s some takeaways from interviews with the team… Miami Heat in Orlando Post-Practice Comment 1: Spoelstra: "I've never seen a team move as fast as this […]

One View of Where Miami Heat Players Rank

Bleacher Report has been ranking the top 15 players at each position throughout this week. And it’s pretty promising for Heat fans. The Miami Heat players placed three times on these top 15 lists. Having two starters be placed as small forwards might not make much sense, but this is their list not ours. Either […]

ESPN Ranks the Miami Heat Below a Familiar Opponent

ESPN ranks came out with a new NBA power rankings list late last night that included a questionable placing: the Philadelphia 76ers over the Miami Heat. ESPN has the Heat 9th behind the Sixers … who they beat 3 of 4 times https://t.co/d4vsqPnyCP — Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 6, 2020 For starters, a […]

5 Takeaways from interview with Meyers Leonard

The Miami Heat’s starting center, Meyers Leonard, went on a zoom call today to discuss his status, the team’s situation and more as they head into the bubble in a couple of days. Here’s some of the key moments from this interview… 1. Meyers Leonard: "I seriously cannot wait. I had a lot of ups […]

5 Takeaways from Herro and Olynyk Interviews

Since the NBA is set to return later this month, players are getting more and more anxious to get back on the court. Tyler Herro and Kelly Olynyk spoke with some media today about their preparation for the postseason. The Herro and Olynyk interviews happened via Zoom. Here’s five things discussed to make you feel […]

Another Possible Miami Heat Draft Night Surprise

The 2020 NBA draft will be taking place on October 16th, which will be one of the most interesting drafts in recent history. There is a lot of unknown involved when dealing with scouting and drafting already, but this takes it to a whole other level. The 2020 draft will be the least scouted draft […]