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On this day, the Boston Celtics lost Fred Roberts to the Miami Heat in the 1988 NBA expansion draft, and Gary Payton and Javonte Green were born.

It was the Heat's depth that played a crucial role in their previous successes in recent years -- depth that would be traded away to land the Blazers guard.

Amid silence from the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers regarding trade deliberations for veteran guard Damian Lillard, outside echoes continue to drive the conversation.

The Summer Boston Celtics take on the Sin City Miami Heat in the 2023 Las Vegas Summer League for their first contest of the annual exhibition series.

LAS VEGAS — The notion is more of mystique than reality, of Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin tossing his top chip to the middle of the table at one of the poker rooms here, waiting for Miami Heat president Pat Riley to push his stack all in.

At 20 and with just 15 games of regular-season experience, it remains a stretch to call Miami Heat 2022 first-round pick Nikola Jovic large and in charge.

MIAMI — If all of the indications prove right, Miami Heat president and potentate Pat Riley is, at age 78, about to score what would feel like the last hurrah of an epic NBA career. It would also afford him a final, resounding I-told-you-so, even though he would never tell…

The Notorious punched Burnie, the mascot of Miami Heat basketball team, during a stunt at an NBA match

The Notorious punched Burnie, the mascot of Miami Heat basketball team, during a stunt at an NBA match

MIAMI – The changing face of the Miami Heat roster took a few additional twists Sunday, but still no definitive turn toward prime trade target Damian Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard who has requested a trade.

The Heat guard’s name has been mentioned throughout the offseason as Miami explores ways to potentially bolster its roster.