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Miami Herald
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
The word that the Heat needs to quietly send out to stars considering a trade request
If you're a star player and you would like to spend your winters in balmy Miami, playing for an organization that has made seven NBA Finals appearances this century, here's some advice: Tell your team by late May, or early June at the latest. And find a way for your agent or a trustful intermediary to tell the Heat, too. Here's why the timing on the Heat's impending umpteenth star search is so important: If the Heat has a trade in place by the first night of the June 25-26 NBA Draft, Miami could offer a more appealing package than it could after the draft. Here's how it would work: In the days or weeks before the draft, Miami could offer what amounts to as many as three first-rounders: That would include Golden State's first-round pick (20th overall) in this June's draft and its own first-round picks in 2030 and 2032. But the catch is the 2032 pick cannot be traded until after draft night. But by agreeing to a trade before draft night, Miami could use Golden State's pick to select a player that another team asks Miami to pick, with a discreet understanding that the player drafted at 20 will be sent along with 2030 and 2032 first-round picks in the days following the draft. For any trades made now or in the weeks before the draft, Miami can trade only Golden State's first-rounder, plus one other first-rounder (in 2030 or 2031). The 2032 pick is unlocked, for trade purposes, immediately after the draft. But if a trade is verbally agreed to before the draft, the Heat can essentially make sure that the other team gets three of its first-round picks. Conversely, if Miami uses the Warriors' pick to select a player that it wants — and not one that another team wants — then Miami essentially can offer only two future first-round picks (2030 or 2032). At least three picks likely would be necessary to land an in-his-prime star, if one becomes available. In fact, four first-round picks might be necessary to land a star, and there's a way the Heat could achieve that, too — but only if it happens by draft night and only if the Charlotte Hornets are willing to be active participants. Here's how: Miami owes Charlotte a first-round pick, from the regrettable Terry Rozier trade. That pick is lottery protected in 2027 and unprotected in 2028 if it isn't conveyed in 2027. Because teams must own at least one first-round pick every other year, that trade prohibits the Heat from trading any first-rounders this decade. But there's nothing to stop Miami from going to Charlotte and offering a 2032 unprotected first-rounder, plus cash, a second-rounder, a player (Jaime Jaquez Jr.?) and even a pick swap in exchange for giving Miami back its 2027 first-rounder. If the Hornets agreed to that (and the deal couldn't be done until after draft night), Miami could theoretically then pick a player for another team at No. 20 in June (Golden State's pick) and within NBA rules could then also offer its own first-round picks in 2026, 2028 and 2030. But Miami could offer those four specific picks only if the deal for an All-Star is verbally agreed to by draft night (and if Charlotte cooperates). That's why it's important for a star who wants to play in Miami to make his intentions known (at least privately to his own team and to the Heat) long before the draft. Acquiring Duncan Robinson — whose salary is only partially guaranteed — also could be a carrot for teams with high payrolls, as explained here. But any deal involving Robinson would need to be completed before his July 8 guarantee date. So the sooner a trade can be made, the more attractive a package the Heat could offer. Unfortunately for the Heat, NBA superstars operate on their own timelines. So if Giannis Antetokounmpo or Ja Morant or some other star decides to ask out in July instead of June, Miami would be in a weaker position than it would before the draft. As for Antetokoumpo, nobody has any idea if he will ask out of Milwaukee. Longtime NBA writer Howard Beck said this week on a podcast with Zach Lowe: 'Does Giannis ask out? If he does, does he have a list? I poked around a little bit a few days ago and the initial thing I got from one person was some rumblings that it's already just the big cities. It's one of the L.A. teams or one of the New York teams, or maybe Miami.' As for any Heat hypothethical pursuit of Morant, The Ringer's Lowe said on his podcast: 'I don't see it. I don't think that's the star Miami will go for when they use their ammo and they will inevitable try to use their ammo.' Durant note The sense here is that while the Heat might again pursue Phoenix's Kevin Durant, Miami isn't going to offer all of its first-round inventory for a 36-year-old with one year left on his contract. But Houston's interest in Durant has been overstated, according to reports. Minnesota could become a top contender for Durant if the Wolves don't win a championship.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Heat's Rozier ruled out for Game 2 vs. Cavs: ‘I'm super frustrated'
CLEVELAND — Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was on crutches and in a walking boot Tuesday, declared out for Wednesday night's Game 2 with the sprained left ankle suffered during Monday's optional practice. 'I just went to attack the basket and Niko (Nikola Jovic) tried to block it and I just came down wrong, sprained my ankle,' Rozier said. Advertisement As it is, Rozier has been out of the rotation. 'I'm super frustrated,' Rozier said of adding the injury to the mix. 'But God always has his plans, works in mysterious ways. So it's just staying with it and I still get to watch my guys hoop. So that's the most important thing to me.' Rozier said there was no need for an MRI. 'It's day to day,' he said. 'It's already getting better, so hopefully it continues to get better.' Other than veteran big man Kevin Love, who is away from the team due to personal reasons, the remainder of the Heat playoff roster is available for Game 2 in Cleveland. Game 3 is at 1 p.m. Saturday in the first of two at Kaseya Center in Miami.
New York Times
22-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
NBA players sound off on league's gambling partnerships and their impact
It has been almost seven years since the Supreme Court opened the door to legalized sports betting across the country, and the NBA now finds itself deep into this gambling world that comes with massive (financial) perks and problems. The league partnered with FanDuel and DraftKings as its betting partners in 2021, and several teams have done deals with casinos as well. (The Athletic has a partnership with BetMGM.) With people able to place bets at games or on their phones, and the focus shifting from fandom to financial for so many observers, the athlete experience during games and online has often become toxic along the way. The controversy has extended beyond the court, too. Advertisement Last year, then-Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter was banned from the league for what the NBA called a 'cardinal sin' of betting on games and sharing inside info. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier has been under federal investigation as well, though the league has cleared him of any wrongdoing. For a significant segment of players who are merely trying to do their jobs as best they can, there's another destructive element to all this. Some fans who've lost bets take their frustrations out on players online. In the most extreme cases, players have received death threats. It's part of the dark side of the lucrative cash cow that is sports gambling. Sports gambling is an important, complex topic. That's why The Athletic included a question about it in this year's Anonymous NBA Player Poll. Nearly one-third of the entire league — 150 of the 158 players with whom we spoke — shared their opinions with our writers. Responses to this question were so spirited, and so diverse and thoughtful, that we decided to share all of the perspectives here. 'It blurs the line between intentions and purity of the game. And I just think it's, in my opinion, (it's) a little predatory the way they push it. You want to encourage gambling responsibly, and (tell gamblers), 'Oh my God! Look at all this money you can make!' When in reality, the only reason why these things exist is because they make tons of money. Why do you think they can spend that much money on advertising? They're taking your money and throwing it back in your face. And so, I think on that question alone, I think it's dangerous to have such a close partnership. I get that it increases your own money, but it's a little unsettling to me. … I get 10 messages, DMs (direct messages) a game, (saying), 'F— you, I'm gonna f— your family up.'' Advertisement 'The gambling partnerships are horrible for the league because you guys are selling your soul for the worst types of people in your fan base, and they don't see us as human beings anymore, which again, they never did. But you're just going to start seeing more and more of — I hope not — you're going to see more and more people throwing games because of under-the-table deals.' 'It's not great when you're banning players, understandably, for gambling, and then you're promoting it. It would be like telling us not to do cocaine and then giving the players cocaine in the locker room.' 'If you ask the players, the messages and s— that we get after games, it's starting to really, I'm not going to say ruin the game, but gambling is having a massive effect on the fans. It used to be you just come and watch people hoop, but now it's turned into, 'How can we come to the game and win money?' So I think it's bad for the league, but I get it because they make a lot of money from it.' 'There is money in it, but I think it makes things really hard on players.' 'I personally hate gambling. Hate everyone talking about parlays this, parlays that. I hate getting DMs in my Instagram talking about, 'You f—– up my parlay.' I hate people sending me threats because I messed up their parlay.' 'I feel like anytime you click on TV or NBA TV, you always see something about spreads or gambling. As you know, some players have had problems with it. I feel like it's kind of antagonizing players to think about it, and also, I think it's a conflict of interest for the NBA, too. So, I think it's bad.' 'They've turned the fans crazy. Some fans can go crazy with that.' 'Bad, because it's in the players' faces, whether it be at home or in the game or in the stands, it's just thrown in the players' faces. It's taking away from the real fan experience. It's a money drip.' Advertisement 'People are looking at the game as just bets, and for us players, they cuss us out. It's losing the fun of the game. You should keep it to just betting on which team will win, and that's it.' 'Terrible. I think it's terrible because you can't see everything. There's a lot of inside work going on there that we don't see.' 'I don't think they should be partnered (or) pushing it. People already think it's rigged. I'm in the league, and if I was watching some of these games at home with the way they go, I would think somebody made a call. I just don't think it's a great look.' 'I don't think gambling ever is a good thing in sports. People stop watching us for what we do and only to make money for themselves. It takes a hit on the integrity of what we do out there.' 'That's terrible. I don't know where this league is going with stuff like that.' 'I don't mind if it puts money in our pockets. But it's terrible right now. Terrible. People (are) calling my mom during games (about their bets).' 'It's not good. It benefits money-wise, but for players and everybody in the organization, it's bad.' 'It's bad, but the NBA makes money off of it, so that makes sense. But I don't like it because it brings the fans to not really understand basketball. It just makes it worse.' 'Bad because it just makes people think they can talk to us however they want.' 'Bad because the people who gamble heavy say crazy things, and it's like we're encouraging that.' 'Terrible. I hate the gambling. I hate everything that comes with it. … The way they do it, that's all people talk about now. You've got a bunch of people in my DMs after the game just talking about price points. I just think it's bad. It's a bad look.' 'Terrible. Hate them. Every game, no matter if it's a good game or bad game, you've got motherf—— sending death threats, saying racist s—. Every game. I guarantee you, if I check right now, I'll probably have something from this game. Every game. Everywhere. DMs, Twitter. People be tripping, bro. I hope it doesn't happen, but it's going to come to a point where players are going to be targeted because people have lost so much money on them. That's what I think. But hopefully I'm wrong.' Advertisement 'Most of these people aren't fans of the game. They're just trying to make money.' 'I get so many DMs, death threats. I don't look at it or take it serious, but I don't like the culture around it.' 'People get caught up in the gambling. They're harassing the players.' 'Bad because it exposes us to people that think they can say anything they want to because they bet their money on us.' 'Terrible. … They're taking away the ethics of the sport. We're getting fans that don't even care about wins or losses. They don't care about a certain team. They just care about a ticket to win money. The fact that we're sponsoring it, to get the money, I guess, helps us in a way. But I think it takes away from the ethics of the sport a little bit.' 'Fans are disrespectful when it comes to it. They hit you after every game in your DMs and stuff like that. I just feel like it takes away from that genuine fan that just appreciates talent. Because you're just looking to see if a guy can cover rebounds or points. You're not really appreciating his team. You're not appreciating all the other stuff that comes with watching the NBA.' 'Good for the money, I guess, but they're bad, I think, for the game because now fans — not all of them, but a good amount of them — all they care for is their parlays. And I personally hate when I'm walking to the court, and all I hear is, 'I need 10 rebounds. I need 15 points. I need this. I need that.' I think it's very disrespectful to the game and to what we do and the work we put in.' 'I just think the gambling is a bad idea. If you've got guys point shaving, it's bad.' 'I'm sure it's making a lot of money, but I think it f—- with the integrity of the game, all this gambling. Everybody's into the gambling but us, but we're the ones that control all of it. I don't think it's good for the league, but it makes the league more money.' Advertisement 'I hate 'em. I personally hate 'em. There's just too many people just going out of nowhere, saying 'F you' for their parlays and stuff like that. It's just saturated the game to where people aren't just enjoying the game. It's just 'I've got to watch this person to see if I get this parlay, or this one.' It kind of reminds me of the movie 'Casino.' It's all money-oriented. There's nothing pure about it.' 'I just think the fact we promote gambling as a country is just wrong. I think you should be able to gamble, but the way it's promoted, it's super dangerous. You've got people losing money. I don't like it at all. Fans are gonna heckle regardless, but I think it's more about promoting gambling to the youth. Kids watch this. So, when you're promoting FanDuel, I don't think that's good for anybody.' 'It's the dumbest thing ever. Some people just don't really watch the game. They just look at the numbers. If you mess up someone's parlay, they bother you — they say some crazy stuff you've gotta deal with. They say something about your family. If it was none of that happening, we wouldn't hear none of that stuff. If you mess up their money or parlay, that's when they say something to you. So it's the dumbest thing ever.' 'I think it's hurting the soul of the game. I think it's good financially for the short term, but I don't think it's good for the essence of the game over the long term.' 'It's bad, just because you're mixing that world with the integrity of the sport. We talk about teams truly trying to compete and win out there, when there's teams probably tanking to get picks, and it's just not a good look.' 'It's tough, because it's business at the end of the day. If they're going to do that, why be so strict on us? But I get it, point shaving and things of that nature that can go into making the game nasty (are a concern). But at the end of the day, it's just about money.' 'I understand it from a monetization standpoint. But in terms of fans' relationship with the players and vice versa, I think it's bad for the league.' Advertisement 'From a player's point of view, it's maybe a little bit bad because you get more angry fans coming at you.' 'I think it just ruins the fan aspect of basketball or any sport, to be honest. If you hit someone's parlay, they love you. If you don't, they want to murder you.' 'It's bad for the league. It helps generate income, that's one thing. But you have situations where guys are gambling. If it's everywhere, it's hard not to want to do something if they're promoting it in front of your face.' 'Bad. It just causes a lot of hate.' 'Bad for the league. It undermines the commitment for NBA players and encourages fans to value it over the players.' 'I think it's just another opportunity to make money. This s— is a business.' 'It's great. Gambling is great for the league. More money, more eyes, more fan engagement.' 'I think they're good. It's more money.' 'I think they're fine as long as players don't partake in that. But other than that, I think it's fine. Let the public do what they want.' 'I think it brings more eyes to the game, especially in the regular season. Obviously, you have die-hard fans, but you need more people just watching to watch NBA basketball. If that means that's why they're engaged and watching that, we want that. Obviously, the complaint is people DMing you, whatever, hate mail and all that. At the end of the day, we make more money based on viewership, so I'd rather have more money and people screaming at me than no one screaming at me and less money.' 'I think it's good. It helps the league make money. That's the goal. The more money the league makes, the more money we make.' 'I think it engages the fans. I feel like we earn some fans off that. And I feel like it helps the guys who know the game but don't have money and are trying to get some more money. It doesn't really hurt us. I really don't care. I feel like the guys who care are sensitive.' Advertisement 'It helps fans engage in a whole different way.' 'I think it brings more eyes to the NBA. I think it brings a little bit of a different fan base and views. And more eyes are always good.' 'It makes the league more money.' 'There's a lot of money to be spent in gambling. So I think at some point, we get a piece of that. It's good for the game. It's good for the fans. Obviously, it's not good if players are doing it. But I think overall, it's good.' 'All publicity is good publicity. It brings in more money, more revenue, more engagement. It is what it is.' 'I don't mind it. It's entertainment for the fans. Some people hate it. I do think it takes away from the true fans, but, s—, (people) got to make (money).' 'Good. It gets the fans more engaged into the games. All you have to do is just worry about a safety hazard for the players. But when you're trying to get fan engagement, that's definitely something that helps.' 'It gets more people involved watching it. Whether it's for the good or bad, people will engage with the league more.' 'However we get more money is good.' 'It's fun. As long as, obviously, players and people involved aren't on it.' 'I think it's good. It gives fans the outlet to gamble on games, have fun with it. Obviously, you have to do it responsibly. But I think it's good.' 'They're good, because it helps promote the league and all the companies. I think it's good, benefits both sides.' 'It's good, but because of it, people don't actually watch the games.' 'I think it's good. I think it makes people watch the game. When people have money on the game, they're invested.' 'It puts more money in the league's pockets. But it also puts your players on the line, in a sense. I'd say it's good. I personally don't like it, but I think it's good for the league.' 'I think it creates an opportunity for our fan base to grow, and I have no problem with it at all.' '(The) good (part is the partnerships) bring in a lot of money. Bad because I hear about every single shot I miss.' 'Overall, it's good for the money that they bring. But it's annoying dealing with it.' 'Business-wise, and money-wise, it's good. But player-fan relationship (wise), it's horrible.' 'It's OK. Some people take it too serious.' Advertisement 'It depends. Obviously it's all for money, if you see it for what it is. Obviously a situation (like Porter) is not ideal for the league. It's not impossible to happen again. I don't think it's that good for the league in the long term. But, money.' 'It's good because I'm sure it makes lots of money. But I think gambling is overall a bad thing, so I'm not sure the league should be encouraging people to do it.' 'It's good for making money, I guess. But it's bad for people who take it too far in how they approach people and games and stuff like that. But I'd say I'm 50-50. I think it can be good, (and) it can be bad.' 'It's good and bad. It's raising money. The money's always good. But then, at the same time, you get caught with some jackasses that have a habit of gambling off the court, and you mix that in sometimes. The league is already cracking down on a few guys. But that kind of gave our league a little bit of a black eye.' 'I think bad. But they're in the business of making money. So good. Just being honest!' 'It gives the fans something to look forward to, but they be doing too much. They think it's all about stats. It's 50/50. I'm not against it. Yeah, I'm with it. I ain't mad at it.' 'I mean, it's good from a business perspective. From a moral perspective, probably not. But to grow the business, I would say it's good.' 'Obviously, viewership will go up. They watch more because they've got money on the game. But also, it's kind of bad for the game because now people are showing up calling you out your name when you don't get one more assist. So it's like, yeah, it's good for the viewership. But also, the humanity piece of it kind of f—- with the players.' 'It's tough, because it's business at the end of the day. If they're going to do that, why be so strict on us? But I get it, point shaving and things of that nature that can go into making the game nasty. But at the end of the day, it's just about money.' Advertisement 'Both. Gambling allows us to make more money. But at the same time, you get less real fans who are just trying to make money, who are really just losing money.' 'It obviously brings more revenue. But it's also bad because people already look at us as entertainers, and then with gambling, they look at us (as) less than a human; more like my money-making market.' 'I mean, it's good from a business perspective. From a moral perspective, probably not. But to grow the business, I would say it's good.' 'It's good because it's more fun for fans. But it can be bad because we, as players, get all the hate.' 'From a business side, I'm sure it's good. I just think the players hate the backlash they receive for not hitting parlays. But I think it's probably good for business.'
Miami Herald
19-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Playoff-clinching win provides some clarity on Heat draft pick situation. Where do things stand?
The Miami Heat earned a playoff-clinching win in Atlanta on Friday, but lost its own first-round pick for this year's NBA Draft on the same night. That's because the Heat owed a 2025 lottery-protected first-round selection to the Oklahoma City Thunder — a pick first sent out by Miami in the 2019 trade to acquire Jimmy Butler. By clinching the Eastern Conference's No. 8 playoff seed and a first-round matchup against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers with a 123-114 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night at State Farm Arena, the Heat will not be part of the May 12 NBA Draft Lottery and its first-round pick this year will go to the Thunder. The Heat's pick that will be conveyed to the Thunder for the June 25 draft will be for the No. 15 selection. If the Heat would have lost to the Hawks, it would have entered the draft lottery with the 11th lottery seed that comes with a 2 percent chance of landing the top pick and a 9.4 percent chance of snagging a top-four pick during next month's draft lottery. With the Heat conveying the pick to the Thunder this year, it avoids owing a completely unprotected 2026 first-round pick to Oklahoma City. The fact that this year's selection will go to the Thunder also preserves the lottery protections on the 2027 first-round pick it owes to the Charlotte Hornets as part of last season's Terry Rozier trade, which would become a totally unprotected 2028 first-round selection if the pick is not conveyed to the Hornets in 2027. While the Heat won't have its own first-round pick this year, it's still in position to make a selection in the first round. That's because the Heat will receive the Warriors' first-round pick this year as part of the Butler trade made in February. The Heat was set to receive the Warriors' first-round pick this year as long as it fell between No. 11 and 30 overall, which it will after Golden State clinched a playoff spot through the play-in tournament. The Warriors' first-round pick that the Heat will receive this year will be either 18th, 19th or 20th overall, with the order to be determined by a random drawing among the Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks that all finished the regular season at 48-34. The random drawing will be held on Monday at 3 p.m. With the Heat receiving further clarity on its draft pick situation on Friday, it will enter the offseason with the ability to trade two first-round picks (Golden State's 2025 pick and either its 2030 or 2031 pick) ahead of the June draft. NBA teams are only allowed to trade picks up to seven drafts into the future and league rules prohibit teams from being without future first-round picks in consecutive years. X-factors The duo of Davion Mitchell and Haywood Highsmith provided important minutes off the Heat's bench in Friday's playoff-clinching win. Mitchell spent a chunk of the game defending Hawks star guard Trae Young, limiting him to just two field-goal attempts while guarding him for six minutes of game clock, according to NBA tracking stats. Then Mitchell got hot in the clutch, scoring nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range in overtime after a shaky first half that included 0-of-4 shooting from the field. 'For him to struggle like that in the first half and then have that kind of fourth quarter and overtime really speaks to his competitive character,' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of Mitchell. 'He's got something inside of him and it brought out the best of him tonight. We needed every single bit of it.' Highsmith totaled 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 2-of-6 shooting on threes, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals in 40 minutes off the bench Friday. His biggest basket of the night came on a one-handed tip-in to push the Heat's lead to three with 1:03 left in the fourth quarter. 'I mentioned it to the team afterwards that it was quietly — or not so quietly — one of his best games that he's had in a Miami Heat uniform,' Spoelstra said when asked about Highsmith. 'It was the hustle plays, the defense, all the intangibles, and then that one-handed put-back rebound. I mean, that kind of put everything kind of at ease. It was a one-point game and that just gave us a little bit more of a cushion.' Mitchell and Highsmith played 36 minutes together on Friday, including all but 19 seconds of the fourth quarter and overtime period.s. 'They're being stars in their role and that's what we need them to do,' Heat center Bam Adebayo said of Mitchell and Highsmith. 'Obviously, you see Davion's offense, making shots, and H's offense. But the little things that they do throughout the game, that's what really gets us going, that's what really gets the group together and getting in a rhythm.'
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 12 - Terry Rozier (2015-19)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. And for today's article, we will continue with the 33rd of 36 people to wear the No. 12 jersey, Boston guard alum Terry Rozier. After ending his college career at Louisville, Rozier was picked up with the 16th overall selection of the 2015 NBA draft by the Celtics. The Youngstown, Ohio native would play the first 4 seasons of his pro career with Boston, leaving the team in free agency to join the Charlotte Hornets in 2019 in a sign-and-trade. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Rozier wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 7.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. Listen to the "Celtics Lab" podcast on: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 12 - Terry Rozier (2015-19)
