No NBA team in recent years has gotten more from undrafted projects than the Miami Heat. And no team has gotten less for those success stories when those player

In a recent interview, Jaime Jaquez Jr. talks about his challenging adjustment period following a frustrating sophomore season.

The Heat opted to sign Smith instead of a backup center such as Kai Jones, who auditioned for Miami last week, or veteran center Trey Lyes, who also has been linked to the Heat. Miami isn’t expected to add a backup center in free agency anytime soon, though it’s conceivable that could be addressed with another trade.

He has been on the trade rumor mill all season. Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem recently gave his take while speaking on ESPN. Haslem said he thinks the Warriors should make a deal with the Chicago Bulls.

Grant Afseth of Fastbreak Journal has reported that the Heat have expressed interest in multiple big men, and among them is former Utah Jazz first-round draft pick Trey Lyles. Mor

For the Lakers, probably no player is worth both a look back and a look forward more than Austin Reaves, the one-time undrafted guard from Oklahoma who managed to carve out a starring role for himself in the NBA despite significant odds working against him.

Andrew Wiggins will enter his first full season with the Miami Heat after being traded by the Golden State Warriors for Jimmy Butler.

Two of the state’s biggest columnists jumped into the fray. Dave Barry of the Miami Herald called Central Floridians an uncultured bunch of “low-foreheaded, nose-picking yahoos.” Bob Morris of the Orlando Sentinel fired back. It was Florida Man versus Florida Man before Florida Man was even a meme.

The Miami Heat are heading into next season with a refreshed outlook after some roster shakeups following a historically bad ending to last season. Meanwhile, t