As the Miami Heat lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, 126-106, it was a disappointing showing for the starting frontcourt of Bam Adebayo and rookie Kel’el Ware. Though the Heat duo of Adebayo and Ware brought life to the team recently,

After the Heat beat the Spurs, Erik Spoelstra speaks on the Bam Adebayo-Kel'el Ware pairing.

In the moment, it appeared as little more than an innocuous substitution as Heat coach Erik Spoelstra cycled through his rotation in the hopes of finding something that would work while down

And now the reality check. Because the next big thing for the Miami Heat remains a work in progress, as evidenced by the pounding Erik Spoelstra’s team received in Wednesday night’s 126-106 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Kaseya Center.

Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.

MIAMI—Though the Miami Heat lost to the Portland Trail Blazers devastatingly on Tuesday night, 116-107, the one bright spot came from rookie Kel’el Ware. The long-awaited duo of the Heat’s first-round pick and Bam Adebayo is coming off a game in which they excelled against the Spurs.

Spoelstra’s blunt critique signals an urgent need for Miami’s frontcourt to step up. Adebayo, the team’s defensive anchor, finished with nine rebounds, while Tyler Herro, Ware and Terry Rozier combined for 13.

With the Heat putting Bam Adebayo and Kel'el Ware together, Duncan Robinson is a crucial piece to that puzzle. Robinson had been in and out of the starting lineup for Miami this season but with the new look being Adebayo,

The Miami Heat could be changing soon and might be adding new talent. Any player coming to the team should know what to expect, and Bam Adebayo recently made it clear. Speaking with Anthony Chiang, per Basketball On X,

As Jimmy Butler is playing with the Miami Heat, he was not the focus of the team’s win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, 128-107. While the Heat still deals with the drama involving Butler, they g

With the Miami Heat navigating Jimmy Butler’s second suspension in three weeks, coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t interested in softening the reality.

At one point earlier this season, Miami Heat center Kel’el Ware struggled to even hit the court. Now, a surging Ware is the odds-on favorite for Rookie of the Y