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Even with Erik Spoelstra voted the top coach in the NBA in the annual survey of league general managers, respect for the Miami Heat continues to wane despite last season’s top seed in the Eastern Conference.

Anthony Davis's shooting, Ben Simmons at center, James Wiseman's preseason debut and more takeaways from NBA training camp.

In July, the concern was premature. In August, urgency was misplaced. Even earlier this month, patience remained prudent.

The cleanup was vast for executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley when they first took over the front office, but with fall camp about to start next week for year three, the expectations have been raised and results need to be seen.

In this trade, the Bulls reset with young talent as the Heat add DeRozan to a contending roster.

PHILADELPHIA — Kevin Durant is still a Brooklyn Net. And Donovan Mitchell is now a Cleveland Cavalier.

This is what the Miami Heat attempted to pre-empt in July, when the franchise that rarely, even surreptitiously, alludes to personnel deliberations did just that.

For all the swing votes regarding where the Miami Heat do or do not stand six weeks shy of training camp, there is one in particular that could both sway and shape 2022-23 for Erik Spoelstra’s team.

With plenty of trade noise surrounding the Miami Heat this offseason, veteran point guard Kyle Lowry has stayed relatively quiet.