Miami Heat offseason recap: Grades, preseason tier, changes, end of 2022-23 goal
The NBA offseason! It feels like it never stops. But now, training camps are underway, and the real season is around the corner.
With that, I thought it was a good time to look at how rosters changed and what it means for all 30 NBA teams. We can do that by examining what happened to them last season, how their four groups of players (lead guards, wings, forwards and bigs) changed this summer, whether or not the team got better and how they find success with the new group. We’ll also give them an overall grade for the summer and bring you a local or national expert to answer three pressing questions about this team.
How an offseason ended up for each team depends on what their goals are for constructing their group of guys. These are the statuses available for the 30 teams:
Rebuilding franchise
Tired of rebuilding franchise
Play-In Tournament gives them life
Playoff hopeful
On the brink of contention
Contender
Championship or bust
Today, we are breaking down the Miami Heat (53-29 last season), who continue to surprise people with their success, but still have to prove they can contend.
Overall grade from the offseason: C-
Team status: Contenders
What happened last season?
Once again, the Miami Heat seemed to shock everybody who covers the NBA. It’s not that the Heat are thought of as a bad team. They’re not. But when they execute on both ends of the floor and find themselves atop the Eastern Conference, people seemed surprised as to how they do it. Maybe it’s a lack of belief in Jimmy Butler or Bam Adebayo as stars.
