Miami Heat (26-30)
Let’s not beat around the bush; the Miami Heat might be having the worst season in the NBA. It may not reflect that in the standings, but that only magnifies it more. The Heat are the definition of NBA purgatory. They are not bad enough to snag a top pick, and aren’t good enough to make a real difference.
They don’t have any real young building blocks – Justise Winslow and Josh Richardson are nice, but would have to be your third or fourth best players in order to be a great team. Bam Adebayo has this mystique around him, but can’t even overtake Hassan Whiteside as the starting center.
Miami missed on Jimmy Butler at the beginning of the season, because they didn’t want to part ways with Richardson, reportedly. Looking back, that’s looking more and more foolish by the hour. Oh, and on top of all this, the Heat are still in salary cap hell for another two seasons. Woof.
Grade: F