Greg Cote: No Durant, but Might Heat Have Summer Blockbuster with Giannis?

Greg Cote: No Durant, but might Heat have summer blockbuster with Giannis?

MIAMI — It is not a good thing when your basketball team is more interesting during offseasons than when actually playing games, but that is where the Miami Heat find themselves in the summer of ‘25.

Dwyane Wade says he knows why Kevin Durant was never going to join the Miami Heat, same reason as 10 years ago

Kevin Durant chose the Miami Heat as one of his preferred trade destinations. Unfortunately for Heat fans, they could not get Durant, which Dwyane Wade believes could never have happened. The Miami Heat are always on the lookout for their next star player. Team president Pat Riley has always found ways to get stars, including Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James. In their Kevin Durant chase, the Heat would have had another superstar. I…

Dwyane Wade explains why the Heat didn't pull the trigger on Kevin Durant: "This is what the Heat do; they are not turning their chips until they feel like they got a winner"

Dwyane Wade believes the Heat passed on Kevin Durant because Pat Riley and the front office weren’t willing to risk the future without a sure shot at a title.