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Anthony Chiang: Tyler Herro (ribs) ruled out for tomorrow’s game vs. Hawks in Miami. Nikola Jovic (hip) and Norman Powell (personal reasons) listed as questionable.
The Heat might need to acquire another first-round pick to sweeten its offer. That can be achieved in several several ways. Among them: 1). Try to find a team that will trade a 2026 or 2027 first-round pick to Miami for Andrew Wiggins. 2). Amend the protections on the first-round pick due Charlotte. That first-rounder is lottery protected in 2027 and unprotected in 2028. If Heat waives the protections and Charlotte agrees to accept an unprotected Heat pick in 2026 or 2028, that would free up a third first-rounder to trade to the Bucks.
Joel Lorenzi: Billy Donovan to reporters in Miami on Dario Saric: “I’ve heard nothing but great things. I’ve always loved his IQ, his feel for the game. He hasn’t been in the rotation a whole lot this year, but a veteran guy that’s been around. … in terms of getting him caught up to speed in terms of what we do, I’d imagine it’d be pretty simple for him.”
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Chris Haynes on Giannis having to sign an extension with his next team he’s on: “You know for a guy like Giannis, it’s going to take an extension… Miami would definitely be a team you would think he would sign long term with. With that being said, I think they have to go all in whatever that looks like”
The AT&T Dunk Bus tips off in Miami in partnership with the Miami HEAT. There will be a community day on January 30 and a Game Day activation on February 1 ahead of the Miami HEAT and Chicago Bulls game. “At its core, basketball is about community and connection,” said Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 2025 KIA NBA MVP and 2025 NBA Champion. “The AT&T Dunk Bus is a great way to create meaningful moments for fans in different cities and keep that connection to the game strong.”
Also: It is believed that Antetokounmpo — who continues to be described by numerous sources as wanting to head for the exit ramp sooner rather than later without explicitly asking for it himself — has yet to try to force his way to a particular new team or two. Which could still happen and naturally impact the week to come hugely. You've surely noted that the Heat have held back on making the best possible trade offers it could have for players such as Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant and, most recently, Ja Morant. Miami has been clinging to its most coveted draft capital for the right All-Star pursuit. And this appears to be it. The Heat's best offer is presumed to be a package headlined by Wisconsin native Tyler Herro, rising big man Ke’lel Ware and tradeable first-round picks in 2030 and 2032.
The Warriors have been linked to other midtier players such as the Brooklyn Nets' Michael Porter Jr. and Miami's Andrew Wiggins, but team sources continue to throw cold water on those ideas. One team source said they haven't and don't plan to engage with Miami about a reunion with Wiggins.
Spoelstra was asked before Wednesday's game against the Orlando Magic about balancing out the buzz happening around the team, with the coach emphasizing how they “don't give it any time” and to treat it like it's “BS.” “We don't really give it any time,” Spoelstra said as Miami was 3-2 on its latest five-game road trip. “You know, the veteran players, they understand that so much of it is just conjecture. It's just a bunch of BS, but it is part of our business. That's what we all sign up for. You have to be professional all the way through. And the most important thing is have an opportunity right now. You know, of all these games that are in front of us, it's an opportunity to play well and move up.”
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Jason Beede: Pre-game in Miami I asked #Magic coach Jamahl Mosley about Tim MacMahon’s comments on an ESPN podcast that he and Paolo Banchero “might not be seeing eye-to-eye.” “Yeah, I don’t really have reactions to that,” Mosley said. “I think that’s outside opinion…”
"You don't have to be blind to see the growth that Miami has experienced in the last 20 years," Ginobili said. "I remember when I started going to Miami in 2002, when I made it to the NBA, and what it has turned into is incredible. It has become not only a hub for Latin America, but a worldwide hub."
Jason Beede: I only saw #Magic forward Franz Wagner riding a stationary bike near the end of shootaround in Miami, and Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley told the @orlandosentinel that’s what he did this morning. Mosley told me Wagner would go through some standstill shooting after shootaround.
The most common answer to that question when posed to various league executives continues to be Miami. Now is that merely because the Heat themselves are said to be transmitting a vibe of confidence that they can somehow sway the Bucks? Possibly. Miami, for what it's worth, is said to believe it has a real shot at crafting a pathway to Antetokounmpo.