Entries by Ethan Skolnick

Udonis Haslem has had enough of your garbage

OK, that’s not the word he would use.   But this is a family website. Five Reasons and Miami favorite Udonis Haslem posted on Instagram, to let people know what he thinks of them telling him he shouldn’t play anymore. He might tell you something different in person. View this post on Instagram I've never […]

Miami Heat draft Tyler Herro, fans not thrilled

Sekou. KPJ. Bol Bol. Three high upside players, which the Miami Heat need. Even Brandon Clarke, the so-called safest pick. Plenty of players thought to be Heat options were available at No. 13. Pat Riley, however, went back to his alma matter, for a player — swingman Tyler Herro — who was projected in the […]

Miami Heat’s draft night gets busier

Refresh our memories. When is the last time the Miami Heat were the team giving up cash considerations? Maybe it’s happened recently, but it doesn’t come to mind. The Heat have been in cost-saving, more than cost-adding, mode since the middle of the Big Three era — but apparently they like some of the prospects […]

Goran Dragic, to no one’s surprise, opts in

Point Guard Goran Dragic has informed the Heat of his decision to pick up his player option for the 2019-20 season. The final year on Dragic’s contract is worth $19.2 million. It was widely expected that Dragic would indeed opt in to the final year of his lucrative 2019-20 salary. What was much less expected […]

Warriors look like end of the Big 3 Heat

All the signs were similar Friday night. Not closing out on rotations. Hands on hips. Looking lost. Looking spent. As the storyline shifts to whether a superstar leaves this summer. The 2018-19 Warriors have become the 2013-14 Heat. Watching the Warriors right now feels like watching the 2013-14 Heat. Eventually all the games, all the […]

Could Miami Heat make a play at Anthony Davis?

Any time there’s a prominent player ready to move, you’ll hear the Miami Heat mentioned. This is still a desired destination, even if the Heat’s disastrous summers of 2016 and 2017 have prevented Miami from being in position to receive anyone. Pat Riley said, during his end-of-season presser that he was essentially waiting on a […]