Over the past few years, the Heat have quietly become an NBA powerhouse. But two seasons removed from a surprising run to the Bubble NBA Finals, Miami now looks like a clear favorite to make a return trip to the league’s main stage. At 42-22 and a comfortable first place in a gauntlet Eastern Conference, the sky is the limit for a talented core led by Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry, and Tyler Herro. They’re deep, coached by a fantastic leader in Erik Spoelstra, and battle-tested:
Essentially everything you want out of a team in spring. And they’re about to get a massive boost from the return of someone no one should have forgotten: Victor Oladipo.
The rich only get richer.
