With Hassan Whiteside now in Portland we have seen Bam Adebayo emerge as one of the top young names in basketball. This wasn't always the case as the Heat had some aging names. In 2020, the HEAT met with the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals winning in six games to make it to the NBA Finals where the HEAT ultimately lost to LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.Miami has completely revamped their starting lineup and has a lot of youth. The HEAT roared through the 2012-13 season with 66 wins, then finished off the San Antonio Spurs in seven games for their third NBA championship. In 2012, the HEAT met the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Finals, with Miami winning in five games and James seizing the MVP Trophy.
In 2011, the HEAT met the Mavericks in a rematch of the 2006 Finals, but lost in six games. Along with Wade, the "Big Three" turned the league's power structure on its ear. In 2010, a new era of HEAT basketball arrived in the form of Lebron James and Chris Bosh. The Heat defeated Dallas in the 2006 NBA Finals best-of-seven series, 4-2, lifting the Larry O'Brien Trophy for the first time. Gary Payton arrived in 2005 as Riley continued to stock his roster with veterans like Antoine Walker and Jason Williams. Enter Dwayne Wade in 2003 who, along with Lamar Odom and Shaquille O'Neal (acquired in 2004) elevated the HEAT into the league's upper echelon. Team president and head coach Pat Riley brought in Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning in the '90s, and the Heat became title contenders, but the Knicks and the Bulls stood in their way. The HEAT came into the league as an expansion team in 1988, and throughout their 30-year existence they've piled up 13 division titles, five conference championships, and three NBA championships. The HEAT can rotate effective guards and forwards with little drop-off. The HEAT are loaded with depth in Bam Adebayo, Duncan Robinson, Andre Iguodala, and Udonis Haslem. Goran Dragic is as underrated a guard as there is in the league and having Tyler Herro at his side only makes him more effective. The current Eastern Conference Champions have Jimmy Butler to lead the team and propel the Miami HEAT back to the NBA Finals in 2020-21. Within the arena lies the Waterfront Theater, and with a capacity of 5,800, it is the largest venue of its type within the state of Florida. Opened New Year's Eve 1999, the arena's beautiful Biscayne Bay location provides HEAT fans with plenty of entertainment options before and after games.
Nestled among Miami's glorious skyline sits the home of the HEAT, FTX Arena.
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