The Miami Heat got an early start on their 2021 offseason after they were swept in the first round by the Eastern Conference Champion, Milwaukee Bucks. Miami does not want that to happen again in 2022, so you know they are already figuring out ways to improve their roster for the upcoming NBA season.
The Heat will be busy, as they have numerous free agents hitting the open market. All in all, Miami has seven players hitting free agency.
Victor Oladipo, Udonis Haslem, Trevor Ariza, Nemanja Bjelica and Dewayne Dedmond are all unrestricted free agents, while Duncan Robinson and Kendrick Nunn are both restricted.
Figuring out which of those players should be long-term pieces is going to be difficult enough. When you consider that Miami will likely be active in bringing in outside pieces, it gets even more hectic.
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The Heat have a great foundation in place with Pat Riley in the front office, Eric Spoelstra on the sideline and Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo on the court. Now, they will just have to supplement what they have to get the team back onto the level of contenders.
There are numerous paths the Heat could take to accomplish that goal. Here are three bold predictions for Miami this offseason.
