Dan is joined by Allana Tachauer (@AllanaTachauer) of the Feel The Heat podcast over at 5 Reasons Sports to discuss all things Miami Heat ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their discussion covers Kyle Lowry’s arrival and impact, the next step for Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler’s jumper, Tyler Herro’s development, Victor Oladipo’s timeline for return and potential value, the bench rotation, lineup possibilities, the defense, the floor spacing and much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
0:30 – Intro 3:30 – Kyle Lowry’s fit and impact 6:23 – P.J. Tucker’s value 8:25 – Bam Adebayo’s next step 10:25 – Jimmy Butler 12:22 – Expectations for Tyler Herro in Year 3 15:53 – Victor Oladipo’s timeline/role upon return 18:03 – The offense’s pace 19:53 – Max Strus and Gabe Vincent 21:30 – The top-10 rotation 24:46 – Is Miami deep enough? 25:42 – Trade candidates 30:03 – The defense’s ceiling 33:33 – Does Miami have enough shooting? 36:10 – Biggest Weakness 39:50 – Best crunch-time lineup 43:40 – Quirky lineups we want to see 45:34 – Kyle Lowry’s impact on the culture
47:54 – Win-total prediction/Place in the East