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B-Easy’s game is tailor made for 1 on 1
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I remember when people would compare him and KD's game when they were younger.
Sounds crazy now tho...
"ancestral home of the Philippines" Hmmm, Spo is bi-racial or cultural or both. 
Wiki " Spoelstra was born in Evanston, Illinois, to Jon Spoelstra and Elisa Celino. Jon, an American of Dutch and Irish descent, is a former NBA executive of the Buffalo Braves, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, and New Jersey Nets. Elisa is a native of San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines"
Amid Lillard trade swirl, Heat’s Spoelstra stresses Butler, Adebayo, Herro as ‘a great core’
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra at a USA Basketball practice on Aug. 3 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
By IRA WINDERMAN | iwinderman@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel
PUBLISHED: August 18, 2023 at 1:27 p.m. | UPDATED: August 18, 2023 at 1:47 p.m.
In a summer of the great unknown amid a possible trade for Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is stressing comfort moving forward with his known quantities.
In an interview with ESPN in Abu Dhabi, where Spoelstra is working as an assistant coach with Team USA in advance of the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup in his ancestral home of the Philippines, Spoelstra spoke of the Heat already being in a good place.
“We had most of our work done,” he said, with the team losing Gabe Vincent, Max Strus, Omer Yurtseven and Cody Zeller in free agency, while also signing Josh Richardson and Thomas Bryant in that process.
“We’re bringing back the majority of our players, and that’s a luxury in this league. Things are so transient, things are moving fast. It seems like it’s moving faster now than even four, five, six years ago. We feel great about our group.”
From the Heat roster that advanced to last season’s NBA Finals, the Heat are returning Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Kevin Love, Caleb Martin, Kyle Lowry, Duncan Robinson, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic, Jamal Cain and Orlando Robinson.
Or, at least for now.
Among those linked to a potential deal for Lillard, who has singled out the Heat as his preferred landing spot amid his trade request, are Herro, Lowry and Duncan Robinson.
With such matters largely left to Heat President Pat Riley, General Manager Andy Elisburg and the team’s ownership wing of Micky Arison and Nick Arison, Spoelstra is placing his focus on his job at hand.
“I’m just immersed here,” he said of his work as USA Basketball assistant to Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
Within a month, though, the focus will be back on a roster that could be largely similar to last season or could be dramatically different with Lillard.
“We made some nice additions, we feel,” said Spoelstra, who also lost longtime team captain Udonis Haslem to retirement. “Josh Richardson, getting another family member back into our program. Thomas Bryant, who we’ve been a big fan of his.”
Then there is first-round pick Jaime Jaquez Jr., the 22-year-old guard who was selected as a senior out of UCLA at No. 18 in June’s NBA draft.
“And Jaquez as our draft pick, we’re excited,” Spoelstra said. “He’s a guy you can plug and play right now. He’s a little bit older and he has a great deal of experience.”
Jaquez also has been linked to a potential Heat trade for Lillard.
As for the Heat’s core, Spoelstra spoke in terms of getting back to where the team was before Herro was lost for the balance of the postseason in the Heat’s first playoff game.
“So we’re adding those guys to our mix and bringing everybody back,” Spoelstra said. “Tyler’s healthy, Jimmy and Bam, that’s a great core. So we’re excited about it.”
At the moment, the Heat stand with 21 players under contract, the NBA offseason limit, with training camp opening on Oct. 3.
Should Team USA advance to the World Cup championship game, it would keep Spoelstra overseas through Sept. 10.
“You quickly understand how challenging it is in FIBA, the teams that have been together for multiple years, sometimes six, eight, 10 years together,” Spoelstra of coaching a team of relative NBA neophytes on the world stage. “We’re trying to put together a group in five or six weeks.”
Spoelstra’s offseason has included a visit with the Heat at the Las Vegas summer league and then time last weekend in Springfield, Mass., at the Hall of Fame induction of Heat icon Dwyane Wade.
As with the Heat’s playoff run, Spoelstra again is working with a roster that is being questioned as to whether it has enough to make it to the championship round.
“We like that,” he said. “I think it’s given everybody a chip on their shoulders about this challenge.”
The United States opens play at the World Cup on Aug. 26 at 8:40 a.m. against New Zealand.
Wiki " Spoelstra was born in Evanston, Illinois, to Jon Spoelstra and Elisa Celino. Jon, an American of Dutch and Irish descent, is a former NBA executive of the Buffalo Braves, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, and New Jersey Nets. Elisa is a native of San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines"
Amid Lillard trade swirl, Heat’s Spoelstra stresses Butler, Adebayo, Herro as ‘a great core’
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra at a USA Basketball practice on Aug. 3 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
By IRA WINDERMAN | iwinderman@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel
PUBLISHED: August 18, 2023 at 1:27 p.m. | UPDATED: August 18, 2023 at 1:47 p.m.
In a summer of the great unknown amid a possible trade for Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is stressing comfort moving forward with his known quantities.
In an interview with ESPN in Abu Dhabi, where Spoelstra is working as an assistant coach with Team USA in advance of the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup in his ancestral home of the Philippines, Spoelstra spoke of the Heat already being in a good place.
“We had most of our work done,” he said, with the team losing Gabe Vincent, Max Strus, Omer Yurtseven and Cody Zeller in free agency, while also signing Josh Richardson and Thomas Bryant in that process.
“We’re bringing back the majority of our players, and that’s a luxury in this league. Things are so transient, things are moving fast. It seems like it’s moving faster now than even four, five, six years ago. We feel great about our group.”
From the Heat roster that advanced to last season’s NBA Finals, the Heat are returning Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Kevin Love, Caleb Martin, Kyle Lowry, Duncan Robinson, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic, Jamal Cain and Orlando Robinson.
Or, at least for now.
Among those linked to a potential deal for Lillard, who has singled out the Heat as his preferred landing spot amid his trade request, are Herro, Lowry and Duncan Robinson.
With such matters largely left to Heat President Pat Riley, General Manager Andy Elisburg and the team’s ownership wing of Micky Arison and Nick Arison, Spoelstra is placing his focus on his job at hand.
“I’m just immersed here,” he said of his work as USA Basketball assistant to Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
Within a month, though, the focus will be back on a roster that could be largely similar to last season or could be dramatically different with Lillard.
“We made some nice additions, we feel,” said Spoelstra, who also lost longtime team captain Udonis Haslem to retirement. “Josh Richardson, getting another family member back into our program. Thomas Bryant, who we’ve been a big fan of his.”
Then there is first-round pick Jaime Jaquez Jr., the 22-year-old guard who was selected as a senior out of UCLA at No. 18 in June’s NBA draft.
“And Jaquez as our draft pick, we’re excited,” Spoelstra said. “He’s a guy you can plug and play right now. He’s a little bit older and he has a great deal of experience.”
Jaquez also has been linked to a potential Heat trade for Lillard.
As for the Heat’s core, Spoelstra spoke in terms of getting back to where the team was before Herro was lost for the balance of the postseason in the Heat’s first playoff game.
“So we’re adding those guys to our mix and bringing everybody back,” Spoelstra said. “Tyler’s healthy, Jimmy and Bam, that’s a great core. So we’re excited about it.”
At the moment, the Heat stand with 21 players under contract, the NBA offseason limit, with training camp opening on Oct. 3.
Should Team USA advance to the World Cup championship game, it would keep Spoelstra overseas through Sept. 10.
“You quickly understand how challenging it is in FIBA, the teams that have been together for multiple years, sometimes six, eight, 10 years together,” Spoelstra of coaching a team of relative NBA neophytes on the world stage. “We’re trying to put together a group in five or six weeks.”
Spoelstra’s offseason has included a visit with the Heat at the Las Vegas summer league and then time last weekend in Springfield, Mass., at the Hall of Fame induction of Heat icon Dwyane Wade.
As with the Heat’s playoff run, Spoelstra again is working with a roster that is being questioned as to whether it has enough to make it to the championship round.
“We like that,” he said. “I think it’s given everybody a chip on their shoulders about this challenge.”
The United States opens play at the World Cup on Aug. 26 at 8:40 a.m. against New Zealand.
madness
Taking my talents to South Beach
training camp right around the corner
When camp begins on Oct. 3
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I don't think #40 got a front office, assistant coach, or scouting job.
Udonis Haslem (right) and Magellan Housing’s Nick Inamdar and Amay Inamdar with the development site (Getty, Magellan Housing, Google Maps)
By Lidia Dinkova
AUG 17, 2023, 5:35 PM
Former Miami Heat star Udonis Haslem and Magellan Housing plan a 200-unit project with affordable apartments and workforce-priced townhouses for sale in North Miami, The Real Deal has learned.
Miami-based Magellan and Haslem, who retired from professional basketball this year, want to develop Catherine Flon Estates, with one building of 174 apartments and several buildings with 26 townhouses, Nick Inamdar, principal of Magellan, told TRD.
An entity tied to Magellan bought the 6.3-acre development site on the southeast corner of Northeast 139th Street and Northeast Fourth Avenue for $1.5 million this month, according to records and real estate database Vizzda. The city was the seller.
Plans for the project are still being finalized, although Inamdar expects the rental building will be eight stories. The number of townhouse buildings isn’t yet known.
The apartments will target households earning no more than 60 percent of the area median income, which is $74,700 annually. This means that to qualify, the maximum income a one-person household can have is $43,380; $49,560 for a two-person household; and $55,740 for a three-person household, according to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
Monthly rents at Catherine Flon Estates will be $1,161 for one-bedroom units; $1,393 for two-bedroom units; and $1,610 for three-bedroom units, Inamdar said.
The townhouses will target households earning no more than 120 percent of the AMI, he said. The prices, which will be set based on government guidance for workforce residences, weren’t immediately available.
Edit: Catherine Flon Catherine Flon - Wikipedia > (1772-1831) was a Haitian seamstress, patriot and national heroine. She is regarded as one of the symbols of the Haitian Revolution and independence. She is celebrated for sewing the first Haitian flag in May 18, 1803 and maintains an important place in Haitian memory of the Revolution to this day.
Scouting report on the Heat’s new training camp invites
Drew Peterson, Cole Swider, Justin Champagnie, Alondes Williams and Caleb Daniels will be part of the Miami Heat's training camp that begins Oct. 3.
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I don't think #40 got a front office, assistant coach, or scouting job.
Udonis Haslem, Magellan plan 200-unit low-income housing project in North Miami
Development will consist of 174 affordable rentals, 26 workforce townhouses for sale
Udonis Haslem (right) and Magellan Housing’s Nick Inamdar and Amay Inamdar with the development site (Getty, Magellan Housing, Google Maps)
By Lidia Dinkova
AUG 17, 2023, 5:35 PM
Former Miami Heat star Udonis Haslem and Magellan Housing plan a 200-unit project with affordable apartments and workforce-priced townhouses for sale in North Miami, The Real Deal has learned.
Miami-based Magellan and Haslem, who retired from professional basketball this year, want to develop Catherine Flon Estates, with one building of 174 apartments and several buildings with 26 townhouses, Nick Inamdar, principal of Magellan, told TRD.
An entity tied to Magellan bought the 6.3-acre development site on the southeast corner of Northeast 139th Street and Northeast Fourth Avenue for $1.5 million this month, according to records and real estate database Vizzda. The city was the seller.
Plans for the project are still being finalized, although Inamdar expects the rental building will be eight stories. The number of townhouse buildings isn’t yet known.
The apartments will target households earning no more than 60 percent of the area median income, which is $74,700 annually. This means that to qualify, the maximum income a one-person household can have is $43,380; $49,560 for a two-person household; and $55,740 for a three-person household, according to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
Monthly rents at Catherine Flon Estates will be $1,161 for one-bedroom units; $1,393 for two-bedroom units; and $1,610 for three-bedroom units, Inamdar said.
The townhouses will target households earning no more than 120 percent of the AMI, he said. The prices, which will be set based on government guidance for workforce residences, weren’t immediately available.
Udonis Haslem, Magellan plan 200-unit low-income housing project in North Miami
Former Miami Heat star Udonis Haslem and Magellan Housing plan a 200-unit project in North Miami with affordable apartments and workforce townhouses.
therealdeal.com
Edit: Catherine Flon Catherine Flon - Wikipedia > (1772-1831) was a Haitian seamstress, patriot and national heroine. She is regarded as one of the symbols of the Haitian Revolution and independence. She is celebrated for sewing the first Haitian flag in May 18, 1803 and maintains an important place in Haitian memory of the Revolution to this day.
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Heat’s Nikola Jovic helps push Serbia to World Cup championship game, but it won’t come vs. USA
BY ANTHONY CHIANG SEPTEMBER 08, 2023 10:47 AM
Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic will again play a game with championship stakes. After Jovic’s rookie NBA season with the Heat ended three wins short of an NBA title in June, he will play a leading role for Serbia’s national team in Sunday’s FIBA Basketball World Cup championship game against Germany in the Philippines. Jovic helped Serbia (6-1) reach the championship round of the World Cup for the second time in tournament history by scoring eight points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field in Friday’s impressive 95-86 win over Canada. Jovic also added one rebound and one assist in 19 minutes on the court against a Canada roster filled with NBA talent like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks and Kelly Olynyk
The World Cup championship round won’t feature a Heat vs. Heat element, though, after Team USA was upset by Germany 113-111 in the semifinals on Friday. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is serving as an assistant on Team USA, which will face Canada for bronze in Sunday’s third-place game. Jovic’s potential and growth has been on display this summer as a 20-year-old with an intriguing combination of size and skill at 6-foot-11. Through Serbia’s first seven World Cup games, Jovic has averaged 10.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game while shooting 60.5 percent from the field and 10 of 22 (45.5 percent) from three-point range in a starting role.
Jovic is Serbia’s third leading scorer in the tournament, with Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic leading the way with 19.4 points per game on 51.7 percent shooting from the field. Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic is not playing for Serbia in the event, instead opting for rest after leading the Denver Nuggets to the NBA championship. “He’s one player who we see improving in the moment, not only because he’s 20,” Serbia coach Svetislav Pesic said Friday of Jovic’s play in the World Cup. “He can play many different positions on defense and offense. He needs to play. He’s improving. I think this is the first of his success.” Jovic, who was drafted by the Heat with the 27th overall pick last year, has been mentioned as a potential trade piece in a possible deal for Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard.
With Jovic’s hectic summer coming to an end Sunday whether Serbia wins or loses the gold medal game, he’ll have less than a month before NBA training camps begin. The Heat is scheduled to hold its annual media day on Oct. 2 before beginning training camp on Oct. 3. The Heat opens the preseason on Oct. 10 and the regular season on Oct. 25.
BY ANTHONY CHIANG SEPTEMBER 08, 2023 10:47 AM
Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic will again play a game with championship stakes. After Jovic’s rookie NBA season with the Heat ended three wins short of an NBA title in June, he will play a leading role for Serbia’s national team in Sunday’s FIBA Basketball World Cup championship game against Germany in the Philippines. Jovic helped Serbia (6-1) reach the championship round of the World Cup for the second time in tournament history by scoring eight points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field in Friday’s impressive 95-86 win over Canada. Jovic also added one rebound and one assist in 19 minutes on the court against a Canada roster filled with NBA talent like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks and Kelly Olynyk
The World Cup championship round won’t feature a Heat vs. Heat element, though, after Team USA was upset by Germany 113-111 in the semifinals on Friday. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is serving as an assistant on Team USA, which will face Canada for bronze in Sunday’s third-place game. Jovic’s potential and growth has been on display this summer as a 20-year-old with an intriguing combination of size and skill at 6-foot-11. Through Serbia’s first seven World Cup games, Jovic has averaged 10.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game while shooting 60.5 percent from the field and 10 of 22 (45.5 percent) from three-point range in a starting role.
Jovic is Serbia’s third leading scorer in the tournament, with Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic leading the way with 19.4 points per game on 51.7 percent shooting from the field. Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic is not playing for Serbia in the event, instead opting for rest after leading the Denver Nuggets to the NBA championship. “He’s one player who we see improving in the moment, not only because he’s 20,” Serbia coach Svetislav Pesic said Friday of Jovic’s play in the World Cup. “He can play many different positions on defense and offense. He needs to play. He’s improving. I think this is the first of his success.” Jovic, who was drafted by the Heat with the 27th overall pick last year, has been mentioned as a potential trade piece in a possible deal for Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard.
With Jovic’s hectic summer coming to an end Sunday whether Serbia wins or loses the gold medal game, he’ll have less than a month before NBA training camps begin. The Heat is scheduled to hold its annual media day on Oct. 2 before beginning training camp on Oct. 3. The Heat opens the preseason on Oct. 10 and the regular season on Oct. 25.
madness
Taking my talents to South Beach
Whatever. Let’s get the season started and see what happens 
DerrtySouthpaw
Gawdisbyke
Sick of this old fukk. ship riles to Miami Gardens 
year 3 of sitting on his ass doing virtually nothing
year 3 of sitting on his ass doing virtually nothing
Welp, at least we keep herro.
Green Ranger
I Am Legend
Miss out on Beal, Kyrie, Durant twice, now Dame over & over we keep hearing heat in trade talks at this point it's all smoke
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
Drink wolf cola
Whatever. Let’s get the season started and see what happens
Sick of this old fukk. ship riles to Miami Gardens
I never got the sense that Portland made any effort to negotiate in good faith with the Heat. Seemed like they wanted the equivalent of the Ricky Williams and RG3 trades combined from Pat in exchange for Dame or weren’t even gonna pick up the phone. fukk it. Let’s see if they can get har_en on the cheap. If anyone can turn him into a winner it’s Pat, Spo, and Jimmy together. Otherwise Bam and Herro gotta take a major leap each to get over the top.
