The Miami Heat seem to be a positive place collectively a season after all the Jimmy Butler controversy. After the team took a boat trip together, Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander speak about the vibes in the preseason, and what they really mean. 

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The news reported earlier this week by ESPN that Erik Spoelstra will be the USA head coach has ramifications not just for that team but for the Miami Heat. Ethan Skolnick and Eternal Bast assess what can only be good news going forward.

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The Miami Heat rookie impressed with 10 assists in his preseason debut. Can Erik Spoelstra be convinced to insert him in the rotation early in the season? Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk discuss.

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Kelel Ware answered recent questions about his impact with his best game of the preseason. Kasperus Jakučionis also made his NBA debut and contributed 10 assists. Greg Sylvander & Digital Adel break down the preseason action and recap the Spurs 112-017 defeat of the Heat on Wednesday night at the Kasaya Center.

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Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Brady Hawk speak with sophomore Pelle Larsson as well as third-year player Jaime Jaquez Jr. on Media Day.

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After calling publicly for more professionalism from Kel'el Ware during summer league, Erik Spoelstra has doubled down in the preseason. Spoelstra doesn't typically critique players in public. Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander analyze the reasons why Spoelstra is doing it with Ware, and how it could pay off, or backfire.

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After the report from ESPN that Giannis Antetokounmpo viewed only New York as a landing spot if he pushed his way out of Milwaukee -- and a Miami Herald report that the Miami Heat would be willing to give up everything but Bam Adebayo -- Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander discuss how the Heat can ever be attractive to him.

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In a preseason game that wasn’t expected to yield very many insights with so many missing players due to injury, the Miami Heat lost 103-93 to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night at the Kaseya Center. Greg Sylvander & Major Passons discuss Norman Powell, Jović and Andrew Wiggins as we do our best to make observations about the team despite missing so many pieces.

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Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Brady Hawk sat down with Dru Smith, Precious Achiuwa and Vlad Goldin at Miami Heat Media Day.

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With the Miami Heat's first preseason game -- a loss to Orlando in Puerto Rico -- complete, Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander examine the notable trends going forward.

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