The Miami Heat were reportedly going to look to shake up their roster after going through the NBA Play-In Tournament once again and being manhandled by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. That hasn’t happened, though. There is still time, as training camps don’t open for another two months, and there is a belief the Heat may make a move or two.
Miami was 46-36 last season, marking the Heat’s fifth straight winning season. However, the Heat were besieged by injuries, with Jimmy Butler being limited to 60 games, Tyler Herro to 42, and Terry Rozier to 31 contests after being acquired. The Heat used 21 different players, with each appearing in at least seven contests.
Butler and Rozier missed the entire playoff series against the Celtics, and the Heat averaged just 92 points a game, the second lowest in the playoffs. Offense has been an issue for the Heat over the last two seasons. In the past two years, Miami has finished in the bottom five in scoring and bottom 10 in shooting, leading coach Erik Spoelstra to state that fixing the Heat’s offensive woes was a top priority.
“That’s what I will get to work on, the coaching staff will get together quite a bit to try to put together a more productive offensive plan.We had basically three primary offensive philosophies this season and a lot last season based on who was available. So, all things considered, I thought we were making strides in any one of those areas.
But the consistency became a c.