***Our Annual - Predict The Heat 2025-2026 Regular Season***

[unowen85]

1) How many wins will the Heat have in the 2025-2026 season?

45 wins

2) Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be?

Yes, 6th seed

3) Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?

Herro 24, Powell 18, Bam 15, Jovic 13, Wiggins 10

4) Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)?

Powell

5) Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player?

Jovic if he still applies as young/inexperienced player. If not, Pelle.

6) Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?

Jovic


7) Who will be the biggest disappointment?

Wiggins

8) What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?

Dealing Wiggins and Rozier for another All Star level talent.

9) What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)

The Wiggins and Rozier trade.

10) What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?

Spo deserves Coach of the Year.

11) Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.

Herro leads the team in triple doubles.

12) Predict the weirdest moment of the season.

Wiggins getting benched and pouting.

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

Lane comes back. Hopefully that dude ain’t dead.

14) What will you consider a success/failure this year?

Success is sixth seed, and having a good 6/7 game series. Failure is losing in play in and not making playoffs.

15) What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?

Bam rebounding from last year and being a better team captain.

16) What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?

Cavs vs Thunder. Thunder win again.

17) If you had to sum up your vision for the team going forward (next 3-5 years) in a couple of sentences - what would it be?

Quick rebuild getting another All Star caliber player this year and we make Finals next season.

18) Bonus playoffpost mortem question - How far will we get in the playoffs and/OR how will our season end?[/quote]

First round lose to Knicks in 7.

[SA37]

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

Lane comes back. Hopefully that dude ain’t dead.

That'd be something!!

18) Bonus playoffpost mortem question - How far will we get in the playoffs and/OR how will our season end?

First round lose to Knicks in 7.

Not again

[eddieheatfan]

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

Lane comes back. Hopefully that dude ain’t dead.

That'd be something!!

18) Bonus playoffpost mortem question - How far will we get in the playoffs and/OR how will our season end?

First round lose to Knicks in 7.

Not again

i think the wildest claim here is that the heat will win 46 games without a proper and anchored star

[SA37]

13) Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

Lane comes back. Hopefully that dude ain’t dead.

That'd be something!!

18) Bonus playoffpost mortem question - How far will we get in the playoffs and/OR how will our season end?

First round lose to Knicks in 7.

Not again

i think the wildest claim here is that the heat will win 46 games without a proper and anchored star

I predicted 46-36 because the East is just so weak. Barring injuries, Miami should finish ahead of everyone except the Cavs, NY, and Orlando. If Philly gets healthy, they should finish ahead of Miami. Then Miami has a reasonable chance of finishing ahead of Atlanta, Detroit, and Milwaukee.

So, I can see Miami finishing as high as 4th or as low as 8th. Last year, Indiana was 4th with 50 wins and Miami 10th with 37 wins, and I think that'll be the range again. I read Miami was 14-28 in close games, so if Miami goes .500 there, they get to 44 wins. Not unreasonable to think Miami can do that +2 games with Powell on board, the potential improvement of some/all the young guys, and a full camp with Mitchell and Wiggins.

[Caneman786]

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Gotta revise this. Changed the answers to Question 1, Question 2, Question 3, and Question 18

1. How many wins will the Heat have in the 2025-2026 season?

____46 wins

2. Will we make the playoffs this year? If yes - what seed will we be?

____Yes, we will be the 5th seed.

3. Who will be our top 5 leading scorers, and what will their PPG be?

____Tyler Herro (24 PPG), Bam Adebayo (23 PPG), Norman Powell (20 PPG), Andrew Wiggins (18 PPG), Terry Rozier (15 PPG)

4. Who will be our best overall new addition (new to the regular rotation)?

____Norman Powell

5. Who will be our best overall young/inexperienced player?

____Kel'el Ware

6. Which player will make the biggest improvement from last year?

____Terry Rozier

7. Who will be the biggest disappointment?

____Nikola Jovic

8. What trades will we end up doing during the year (or even before the season starts)?

____Trade away Andrew Wiggins?

9. What will be the biggest surprise of the season? (positive or negative or both)

____Terry Rozier bounceback year

10. What will our board posters write about Spo once this season is over?

____Mixed bag, as always. I'm not familiar with this board.

11. Predict a nice/interesting statistical nugget you can see happening with the team or a player.

____Our team will be one of the best free throw shooting teams in the league (by free throw percentage), maybe #1.

12. Predict the weirdest moment of the season.

____Random ten-game win streak.

13. Predict a RealGM Heat-board development you expect to see with a long time poster/s.

____Not aware of a single poster

14. What will you consider a success/failure this year?

____Success - Trade away Andrew Wiggins, secure a first-round pick. Failure - Not being in a good position to sign free agents.

15. What will be the biggest factor to impact our success or failure this year?

____If Andrew Wiggins can play well enough to get value.

16. What are your picks for Eastern champions, Western champions - and finally NBA Champions?

____Eastern champions - Cleveland Cavaliers
____Western champions - Los Angeles Clippers
____NBA Champions - LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

17. If you had to sum up your vision for the team going forward (next 3-5 years) in a couple of sentences - what would it be?

____Make cap space to sign a big free agent. Secure some first round picks. Get the good role players and sign them on good deals to prepare.

18. Bonus playoff post mortem question - How far will we get in the playoffs and / OR how will our season end?

____1st round win against the Indiana Pacers in 7 games.
____2nd round exit against the New York Knicks in 6 games