NBA Power Rankings: Heat, Warriors set the tone as dark horse contenders

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4. Miami Heat

After the Miami Heat acquired Kyle Lowry, PJ Tucker, and Markieff Morris during the offseason, many were quick to question each of these moves and ran with the narrative that this team was too old and didn’t have enough offensive firepower.

So far, that hasn’t been the case. The Heat have arguably been the most impressive team in the Eastern Conference this season and they appear to be primed for another deep playoff run – if they can get there healthy.

Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro appear to have improved and the scariest part of this team is that they haven’t even started hitting their 3’s.