Rookie point guard Shabazz Napier joins the FOXSportsFlorida.com Miami Heat podcast to discuss his transition to the NBA and how he's been adjusting to his role on the team. We find out how players such as Chris Bosh have helped him improve his game and what he learned during his time with the Heat's D-League affiliated team, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, among other topics.

Sun Sentinel reporter Ira Winderman joins the FOX Sports Florida Miami Heat podcast this time around to discuss the recently concluded West Coast road trip as well as looking ahead to the trading deadline and the playoff seeding battles to come in the second half of the season. We also look at the roster to see what possible trade pieces Pat Riley could dangle to other teams to try to improve the team.

This week’s Miami Heat podcast features longtime Spanish broadcaster Jose Pañeda offering his unique take on being a Heat Lifer and his thoughts on the Hispanic influence on Heat Nation.

Paul Kennedy sits down with Stanley Cup champion Dave Andreychuk after the Tampa Bay Lightning's victory over the Montreal Canadiens to talk about where the team stands at this point in the season and what kind of changes it could make to keep getting better.

Sun Sentinel beat reporter Ira Winderman joins us for another edition of the FOX Sports Florida Miami Heat podcast in which we preview the upcoming West Coast road trip and look back on a difficult slump that culminated in their worst loss of the season against the Houston Rockets. We also take a look at the Heat's point guard rotation and the many challenges that head coach Erik Spoelstra faces trying to turn this team around.

All this and much more in our newest podcast episode.

In the newest edition of the Fox Sports Florida Miami Heat podcast, we answered your questions this time around. From what to do with the Heat's struggling point guard rotation to why the team is struggling so much in the second half of games, we tackle the latest issues you want to know about.

Feel free to keep sending us more questions to @SuryaHeatNBA, and we'll do our best to answer as many as we can in future editions of the podcast. Thanks for listening and Happy New Year!

Before news broke about Nick Bjugstad's new contract with the Florida Panthers, FOX Sports Florida's Frank Forte talked with the young center about growing up around hockey in Minnesota and his journey to the NHL. The Minnesota native also touches on life in south Florida.

Sun Sentinel beat writer Ira Winderman joins us for another edition of the FOX Sports Florida Miami Heat podcast to discuss the latest news and notes.

In this new episode, we discuss whether free agent Josh Smith is a good fit or not for the Heat and if the team should aggressively pursue him to help fill a position of great need because of injuries to Josh McRoberts and Chris Bosh. We also look ahead to the Christmas Day matchup against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Norris Cole joins Surya Fernandez on the FOX Sports Florida Miami Heat podcast to discuss how he’s adjusting to his new role as starting point guard as well as transitioning from the Big 3 era. He also shares his thoughts on how the team is coping with the many injuries they’ve suffered since the start of the season and how it’s affected their place in the East.

Sun-Sentinel reporter Ira Winderman joins us for another edition of the FOX Sports Florida Miami Heat podcast. This week we talk about how Josh McRoberts is settling into his new starting role as well as how several players need to come together as a team after the rash of injuries that set them back to begin the season. Winderman also discusses just how difficult it is to play in Denver and how the schedule will soon give the team a chance to settle down and be able to work on fixing what ails them.