Mbeng was claimed off waivers Tuesday by the Heat, who intend to sign him to an Exhibit 10 deal, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Hardaway is expected to compete for the Heat's starting shooting guard job during the preseason, but Klay Thompson is considered the clear front-runner for the role, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Larsson is expected to compete for Miami's starting shooting guard job during the preseason, though Klay Thompson enters camp as the clear front-runner, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Thompson is the clear front-runner to open the season as Miami's starting shooting guard, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Antetokounmpo (knee) did not participate in Greece's latest FIBA World Cup qualifying window as he focused on preparing for the 2026-27 NBA season.
Larsson dropped 31 points (9-17 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 11-14 FT) and five rebounds for Sweden in Thursday's FIBA World Cup qualifier against Finland.
Richards agreed to a one-year deal with the Heat on Thursday, per Shams Charania of ESPN.
Johnson agreed to a two-way contract with the Heat on Thursday, per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
The Mavericks announced Friday they have reached a buyout agreement with Thompson, who's expected to sign with the Heat after he clears waivers, per Shams Charania of ESPN.
Essengue enters his second NBA season after spending much of his rookie year recovering from shoulder surgery.
Bam Adebayo missed a couple of weeks due to injury but did not show any rust in his return putting up 20/7/3 with 2 blocks. But he did play slightly fewer minutes (29) than normal vs the Warriors. I don't think he'll need more than the one day to ramp back to his normal 34 minute level that he averaged for 3 straight seasons. Bam is no longer the 'point center' that he was 5 years ago when he'd average 5+ assists because his offense is better and the team needs his scoring. We're also getting a good line because his average on the road (3.9) is significantly lower than his 4.5 at home. In this game vs Chicago we project him for 4.7 assists.
The Heat will be shorthanded at forward for this game with Andrew Wiggins (hip) and Nikola Jovic (hip) out. That should lead to plenty of minutes for Jaime Jaquez Jr., who is already averaging 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game for the season. This is a great matchup for him to rack up stats in both departments. The Heat and Bulls both rank inside the top-three in the league in pace of play. The Bulls also rank 17th in assists allowed and 24th in rebounds allowed. Take the over.
