Pelle Larsson

Heat Notes: Star Duo, Jovic, Larsson, Fontecchio

July 27th, 2025 at 5:02pm CST by Eli Cohen

If this season goes poorly, it could lead to an internal examination of the Heat‘s longest-tenured pairing, writes Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

In an offseason mailbag, Winderman says the entire organization, including head coach Erik Spoelstra, understands that the team’s performance during the last two years – including back-to-back No. 8 seeds and pair of first-round playoff exits – is not to the franchise’s lofty standards.

Jimmy Butler‘s impact on those outcomes can’t be overlooked, but Winderman also suggests that the coming season could be “make-or-break” for theTyler Herro/Bam Adebayo duo.

Herro had a career year last season, averaging personal highs in points (23.9) and assists (5.5) per game while making his first All-Star team, but that coincided with Adebayo posting his lowest scoring year since the 2019/20 season. Most importantly, it didn’t lead the team to wins — Miami had a 37-45 regular season record, its worst mark in a decade.

Winderman notes in his mailbag that the trade for Norman Powell was a win-now move designed to bring in more reliable offense, and that there will be expectations for the team to show signs of growth in the first full season of the post-Butler era.

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Nikola Jovic understands the Heat are taking a risk by allowing him to represent Serbia in this year’s EuroBasket tournament and is grateful for both the opportunity and the precedent set by former Miami guard Goran Dragic, writes Winderman. “You’re letting someone play for their country, paying them a lot of money, and they’re important to you,” Jovic said. “An injury would definitely be a setback for them. But, by chance, and to my great fortune, I’m part of the Miami team that had Goran Dragic.” The Heat expressed that Dragic always came back from international tournaments a better player, a pronouncement which gives Jovic confidence in himself and his development. The fourth-year forward is expected to play a large role with the Serbian team, which won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Cup, and he hopes that will help him solidify a more consistent role with the Heat. “This way, I enter the new NBA season already in game rhythm. I just keep going,” he said.
Also set to participate in EuroBasket is Heat shooting guard Pelle Larsson, who will represent Sweden not long after playing for Miami in Summer League. Winderman isn’t worried about the workload for Larsson, especially since the team let him out of his summer duties four days early to join the Swedes. Rather than being nervous about the grind of going from Summer League to EuroBasket to training camp, the Heat are excited to see what the 24-year-old can do as a leading man in the games, Winderman writes.
Simone Fontecchio has arrived in Folgaria, in northern Italy, to join the Italian EuroBasket squad, writes Michele Nespoli of Sportando. However, he will be unable to start training with them until Wednesday, July 30, as stipulated by the NBA’s regulations in regards to FIBA competition. Fontecchio has chosen to report to the team early to be in closer communication with them, as he did in 2023.

Heat Notes: Rozier, Ware, Larsson, Powell

July 16th, 2025 at 4:10pm CST by Luke Adams

Within a larger investigation into Malik Beasley and the Jontay Porter betting scandal, Tom Haberstroh stated during an episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out (YouTube link) that Heat guard Terry Rozier has not yet been cleared by federal investigators as part of their probe into illegal sports betting.

As we relayed last month, ESPN’s Shams Charania seemed to suggest during a segment on The Pat McAfee Show that Rozier had been cleared, but it was a vaguely worded passing remark on a live show rather than a concrete report, so it doesn’t come as a huge surprise that it wasn’t quite accurate.

NBA insider Chris Haynes confirmed Haberstroh’s reporting, tweeting that Rozier remains under federal investigation and hasn’t yet been cleared of any wrongdoing.

Rozier continued to play for Miami last season while that investigation was ongoing and remains under contract for one more season. He’ll make about $26.64MM on his expiring deal in 2025/26.

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After responding to Erik Spoelstra‘s criticism with a strong performance in Sunday’s Summer League game vs. Cleveland, Heat big man Kel’el Ware had another impressive outing on Monday vs. Boston, with 21 points and 15 rebounds. “It’s just something that I got to bring every day and like I said, ‘I will,'” Ware said after the game, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. “… When I do it, it’s more of a presence that’s being felt out there. I just got to bring it, that’s it. Plain and simple.”
Second-year Heat guard Pelle Larsson left Las Vegas after Monday’s game to join the Swedish national team ahead of next month’s EuroBasket tournament, according to Chiang. Larsson was one of the team’s most effective players in Las Vegas, averaging 18.0 points and 3.7 assists per game while getting some reps as a primary ball-handler. “We were trying to grow his game,” Heat Summer League coach Eric Glass said on Monday. “We want him to still be the defensive stopper and role player on offense, but we gave him the ball and it gave him a much higher usage rate, obviously. It was a good experience for him. There were games when he was really good, games that there’s stuff on film now that we can teach him on things to do. But you can’t duplicate these kinds of reps in games. So we were really happy for that.”
New Heat guard Norman Powell has said he grew up idolizing Dwyane Wade and rooting for the Heat. Wade reciprocated that appreciation by praising Miami’s acquisition of Powell, as Chiang relays in a story for The Herald. “He’s just a great competitor out there on that floor, man,” Wade said of Powell. “That’s what Miami loves, Miami loves competitors and Norman Powell is that. So that’s another step in the direction that you want to see Miami turn to to get this thing right back on track and not go too far away from it. So that’s a good one.”

Heat’s Larsson, Johnson Headline All-California Classic Team

July 9th, 2025 at 7:02am CST by Luke Adams

A pair of players from the Heat‘s 15-man standard roster earned spots on the All-California Classic Summer League team after the four-team event wrapped up on Tuesday night, with second-year wings Pelle Larsson and Keshad Johnson both making the cut (Twitter link).

The full five-man team of California Classic standouts is as follows:

Pelle Larsson (Heat): 16.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, +17 (two games)
Keshad Johnson (Heat): 12.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.5 BPG, .563 FG% (two games)
David Jones-Garcia (Spurs): 22.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.3 SPG, .471 3PT% (three games)
Jackson Rowe (Warriors): 9.3 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.0 SPG, 1.7 APG, 1.3 BPG, .579 FG% (three games)
Cole Swider (Lakers): 19.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.3 BPG, .455 3PT% (three games)

The Heat and Lakers each went 2-1 at the four-day, round-robin tournament, with the Spurs and Warriors posting 1-2 records.

While both Larsson and Johnson are on standard contracts in Miami, Rowe is on a two-way deal with Golden State and Jones-Garcia and Swider don’t currently have contracts in place with their NBA teams beyond the Summer League.

The California Classic, which took place at the Chase Center in San Francisco, is a prelude to the NBA’s main Summer League event in Las Vegas — all 30 teams, including the Heat, Lakers, Spurs, and Warriors, will compete in the Vegas Summer League, which tips off on Thursday.

Heat Rumors: Young Core, Adebayo, Herro, Rozier, Wiggins

July 2nd, 2025 at 4:31pm CST by Luke Adams

It has been a relatively quiet free agency period so far for the Heat, who agreed to re-sign Davion Mitchell on Saturday and worked out a sign-and-trade deal sending Duncan Robinson to Detroit, but haven’t made any veteran roster additions outside of Simone Fontecchio, who will be sent to Miami in that trade with the Pistons.

According to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald, Miami are content to “let our young guys show what they can do” this fall, with a full training camp together. As Jackson explains, the Heat believe they can’t accurately judge the current group based on last season’s results due to the Jimmy Butler chaos, changing roles, and Andrew Wiggins‘ health issues, among other factors.

The team also believes that its young prospects – Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez, Nikola Jovic, Pelle Larsson, and Kasparas Jakucionis – all have a chance to be “really good players,” with some of them set to take on increased roles this season, Jackson writes.

The Heat are remaining open to taking a bigger swing if a star hits the trade market, but would only be aggressive if a player in his prime is available, Jackson continues. That’s why Miami wasn’t willing to go all-in for Kevin Durant, with multiple sources telling the Herald that the team never thought it was close to landing the 36-year-old forward.

Whether or not the Heat have the assets to beat out rival suitors if an in-his-prime star such as Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the trade block is a fair question, Jackson notes.

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Miami haven’t considered the idea of trading Bam Adebayo and/or Tyler Herro in order to launch a rebuild, a source with knowledge of the situation tells the Herald. The Heat believe that tanking fails more often than it works and doesn’t plan to rethink that philosophy, according to Jackson.
The Heat also aren’t weighing the idea of waiving and stretching the final year of Terry Rozier‘s contract, which will pay him $26.6MM this season, Jackson says. Unlike Milwaukee with Damian Lillard, Miami doesn’t need the immediate cap savings, so the plan is to either trade Rozier at some point or simply keep him for next season, Jackson adds.
Although the Heat are entertaining inquiries on Wiggins, there’s no urgency to move him, according to Jackson, who says the club acquired him from Golden State in February because it likes his game, not to use his contract in a subsequent deal. The Heat view him as a player who can complement Adebayo and Herro.
The Heat officially signed undrafted rookie Vladislav Goldin to a two-way contract on Wednesday. Our story on the deal can be found here.

Heat Notes: Ware, Larsson, Anderson, Jaquez

May 29th, 2025 at 8:42am CST by Arthur Hill

The Heat suffered through a rare losing season in 2024/25, but they were encouraged by the progress made by rookies Kel’el Ware and Pelle Larsson, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Both players saw little action early in the year, but worked their way up to regular minutes by the playoffs.

Chiang notes that Ware, the 15th pick in last year’s draft, only logged double-digit minutes in two of the first 25 games, but became a consistent starter in January. He averaged 10.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 blocks over his final 38 games of the season, finishing sixth in the Rookie of the Year voting and earning a spot on the All-Rookie second team. Although Ware struggled against Cleveland in the playoffs, he said the experience of battling Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley in a high-stakes situation will benefit him in the future.

“Just learning how the game was played,” Ware said. “It’s different from the regular season. Even the play-in games are different. So I would say now I have the experience of that. So just knowing what it is and how it will be next time.”

Larsson, the 44th pick last year, lived up to coach Erik Spoelstra‘s prediction that he could be an “elite role player,” Chiang adds. He ended the season strong as his playing time increased, averaging 10.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.2 steals in his final six regular season games.

“I think going into the season, I really had no expectations,” Larsson said. “I kind of just went in with an open mindset. And I got into some good rhythm, had some injuries that kind of set me back a few times and tried to regain that rhythm. But I think just having a year under my belt kind of just helps me calm down a little bit and realize what’s more important than other things, and that’s what I can focus my work on.”

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Kyle Anderson credits Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro for making him feel welcome in Miami after he was acquired from Golden State in February’s five-team Jimmy Butler trade, per Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel. It was the first in-season trade Anderson has experienced in his 11 NBA seasons. “Bam was awesome, Bam and Tyler. The leaders of this team bring their hard hats to work every day. They’re great teammates. They really care about you,” Anderson said. “I’m not just saying that ’cause it’s cliche and I’m supposed to. Those guys are really fun to be around. They really care about everybody. And they know that they have the team on their back.” Winderman suggests that Anderson would be an appealing trade asset because his $9.7MM salary for 2026/27 is non-guaranteed, so there’s a chance he won’t be with the team next season.
In a recent Sun Sentinel mailbag, Winderman considers whether it would make sense for the Heat to include Ware in a trade offer for Kevin Durant this summer and concludes it’s worth considering.
Chiang of The Miami Herald explores what’s next for Jaime Jaquez after the forward endured a second season that he described during his exit interview as “extremely humbling.” The fourth-place finisher in Rookie of the Year voting in 2023/24, Jaquez saw his playing time drop off significantly in year two as his shooting percentages dipped across the board. “I think the mental part of the game is almost more important than the physical,” Jaquez said. “That’s something that I’ve learned this year. You have to be mentally sharp at all times and never have any lapses. Because the second that that happens, teams are taking advantage. So that was one of my biggest lessons this year. So taking that into this offseason, it’s something I’m going to work on extremely hard. I’m looking forward to just learning and getting better.”

Luke Adams contributed to this article.

Southeast Notes: Larsson, Wiggins, Da Silva, Harris

May 18th, 2025 at 5:31pm CST by Dana Gauruder

Pelle Larsson knows he has to become a better shooter to stick around long-term in the NBA. The Heat guard made 33.7 percent of his 3-pointers and shot 43.8 percent overall in 55 regular-season appearances, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel notes. Larsson’s salary for next season is an economical $1.96MM with a $978K guarantee. The contract becomes fully guaranteed if he makes the opening night roster, which seems like a safe bet.

“I think shooting is always something that you get better at all the time,” he said. “It never hurts to be a better shooter in this league. So definitely keep working on that, and then being more comfortable with the ball in my hands, making decisions and making plays for others is something that I think could have been needed more of this year. So just making plays for others and keep defending at a higher level. I kind of got introduced to how it was. And I think I’ve learned a lot from this year.”

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Will Andrew Wiggins turn out to be a midseason rental for the Heat? Winderman believes it’s a 50-50 proposition that the veteran forward will be moved, noting Wiggins’ contract would likely be needed for salary-matching in any significant trade. He’s owed $28.2MM next season and holds a $30.2MM player option for the 2026/27 campaign.
Magic wing Tristan Da Silva saw quite a bit of action in his rookie season, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel writes. Da Silva appeared in 74 games, including 38 starts, averaging 7.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He remained in the rotation after Franz Wagner recovered from an oblique injury. Da Silva admits the NBA schedule was a shock to his system. “It’s definitely a whole new deal,” he said. “You’ve never played that many games before in your life, traveled that much and been exposed to so many things all at once. So at some point in the season — you can call it a rookie wall or whatever you want — there’s definitely a moment during the season where you feel tired physically and mentally, and the real challenge is digging through that and making sure that you’re coming out on the other end. And that’s what I did with the focus on work and trusting the process.”
The Magic hold a $7.5MM club option on Gary Harris‘ contract and there’s a strong chance they’ll decline it, given that Harris’ role shrunk this season and he once again battled injuries. Harris would like to stay in Orlando, he told Beede. “I love Orlando,” Harris said. “My kids love it here. It’s been great to be a part of what we’ve been building here in this city, but you know how the league is. There’s a lot uncertain. You never know what’s going to happen. So all I can do is control what I can, continue to put the work in [and] stay ready for whatever the future may hold. But I definitely love my time here in Orlando, so we’ll see if it continues.”

Heat Notes: Butler, Herro, Adebayo, Love, Jovic, Larsson

April 30th, 2025 at 7:30pm CST by Arthur Hill

Head coach Erik Spoelstra admitted Wednesday that the months-long drama involving Jimmy Butler brought “turbulent waters” to the Heat, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Butler was a distraction during the first half of the season, becoming unhappy when the team was unwilling to give him a contract extension and team president Pat Riley challenged him to be available for more regular season games. Butler publicly feuded with management and was suspended three times before being sent to Golden State shortly before the trade deadline.

Speaking at today’s exit interviews, Tyler Herro said the Butler situation was a distraction in the locker room.

“I think it was just the overall wondering when is it going to end,” Herro said. “That was kind of the main thing of when can we just focus on basketball? That’s what this profession is, it’s basketball. That’s what we’re here to do and that’s what we all get paid to do is play basketball. At the end of the day, that’s what we wanted to worry about.”

The Heat’s season didn’t get better after Butler was gone, as they posted a 12-21 record following the trade and suffered through a 10-game losing streak in March. They were able to win eight of their last 12 regular season games and made history by becoming the first 10th seed to advance through the play-in tournament, but the season crashed to an end with a first-round sweep by Cleveland and 37- and 53-point losses in their two home playoff games.

“When I say it’s a memorable season, the memories will be like the last four weeks,” Spoelstra said. “The rest of the season was a grind. But we finally started to turn the corner even during the losing streak and you felt momentum, you felt progress, you felt like everybody was coming together and it led to two play-in games. … All the other adversities, it made me better. I’ve never been in a situation like that, to try to keep a locker room together and to try to handle it during those weeks. But then also to fully change course stylistically in how to play and what to emphasize at the All-Star break. That was an invigorating challenge.”

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Bam Adebayo talked about the need for changes after Game 4, but he declined to get into specifics while speaking with reporters today, Chiang and Barry Jackson add in a separate story. “That’s more of a Pat Riley question,” Adebayo said. “I hope you can ask that question to him and he doesn’t blow you off. He knows how much I want to win. We want to be in the best way possible to do that. After he talks to you, he will probably talk to me and we will figure out what happens.”
Kevin Love confirms that he intends to continue playing next season, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press (Twitter link). The 36-year-old big man, who has one year left on his contract at $4.15MM, missed 22 games this year while caring for his ailing father, former NBA player Stan Love, who passed away over the weekend.
Nikola Jovic will represent Serbia and Pelle Larsson will play for Sweden at this summer’s EuroBasket (Twitter links from Reynolds).

Heat Notes: Mitchell, Jovic, Rotation, Wiggins

April 24th, 2025 at 8:14pm CST by Earnest Marshall

The Heat made a number of changes after a blowout loss to the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Chief among them, Davion Mitchell took over a starting role ahead of Alec Burks. While the Heat still fell in Game 2, Mitchell helped the Heat make a late comeback and get into the game in the closing minutes of regulation.

The starting lineup change led to a fast start for the Heat, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald notes, with the team getting out to an early lead. Mitchell ended up with 18 points and six assists, with 14 of his points coming in the fourth quarter.

“It was a couple different factors with that,” coach Erik Spoelstra said of the starting lineup change. “We wanted to be able to organize ourselves offensively at the start a little bit better. Get Tyler off the ball, Wiggs off the ball. Then obviously some defensive presence. [Mitchell’s] competitive spirit on the ball was very good all night and you’re dealing with two guards who can put a lot of pressure on you.”

In addition to adding Mitchell to the starting rotation, the Heat used Nikola Jovic heavily off the bench for his first big workload since he broke his hand in late February. He finished with 11 points and eight rebounds in 25 minutes and on the floor in the closing minutes of Game 2.

“We just look different when he’s on the floor,” Spoelstra said of Jovic. “He creates some stress with his skill and I’m pleased that he was able to play those 25 minutes. It’s a credit to him putting in all that time conditioning the last month or so.”

Pelle Larsson also saw some minutes off the bench, while Andrew Wiggins was limited to 28 minutes. Burks did not play after starting Game 1.

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Jovic took the blame for Miami’s loss in Game 2, Chiang writes in a separate story. He played the entire fourth quarter and helped spark the Heat’s comeback and Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson was complimentary of the boost Jovic provided. However, the 21-year-old forward was hard on himself after missing four threes in the fourth and committing two turnovers in the final three minutes. “I got what I wanted and that’s to close the game in the playoffs,” Jovic said. “The stuff that I did at the end is really unacceptable. I really did cost us the game and I just got to be better. This is my third year. I’m not a rookie anymore. I’ve seen what’s the deal and how to get to the playoffs, and the stuff that I did today was just not good. I’m really grateful that coach gave me the opportunity. I’m not worried about my shot. I know if I have those shots again, I will shoot them every time because I know I’m open and I know I can make them. They just didn’t go in and I got to be better.“
Wiggins not playing for the entire fourth quarter with Jovic taking over his spot raises some questions going forward, Ira Winderman of South Florida’s Sun Sentinel writes. Spoelstra said the intention was for Wiggins to come back into the game but he rode the hot hand with the group closing in on a comeback. “I actually put him at the scorer’s table at six to go,” Spoelstra said, “And the group wanted to keep on pushing through.” Spoelstra said the lack of minutes was not an indictment of Wiggins.
Donovan Mitchell put the game out of Miami’s reach with eight points in just over a minute of game time late in the fourth quarter. Dave Hyde of the Sun Sentinel opines that Mitchell is exactly the sort of superstar Miami lacks and could use. “He made some tough shots, shots that we can’t really — nothing we can do about them,’’ Davion Mitchell said. “The pull-up. A step-back, deep three-pointer. Those are the kind of shots you can’t get to.“

Heat Notes: Herro, Mitchell, Highsmith, Jaquez, Larsson, Jovic

April 20th, 2025 at 11:59am CST by Arthur Hill

Tyler Herro had to adjust to more attention from opposing defenses after the Heat suspended and ultimately traded Jimmy Butler, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.

Herro estimated that Butler was creating three to five open three-point opportunities for him every game. With those gone, Herro responded by attacking the basket more often and taking more mid-range shots. The results have been positive as he averaged 27.4 points and 4.9 assists over the final 12 regular season games and 34 points and 5.5 assists in the two play-in contests.

“So just finding different ways to be aggressive,” Herro said. “I’m not going to get the same shots every game with just the way guys are guarding me. But I got to find different ways to be efficient. Also, context of games, knowing when to shoot the pull-up two, which I think I’m doing pretty well.”

After years of being included in trade rumors, Herro now seems like part of the foundation in Miami, which will lead to an important decision this offseason. Chiang notes that beginning October 1, he’ll be eligible for a three-year, $149.7MM extension. If there’s no agreement by October 20, he can wait for a four-year, $206.9MM extension next summer, which could become a super-max estimated at $380MM over five years if he earns All-NBA honors next season.

“It’s something I haven’t paid much attention to, obviously,” Herro said. “I’m going to let my agent and the organization figure that out. But everyone knows I want to be here long term and I’m definitely excited to see what they have to say for the extension, and see if they want me here as much as I want to be here.”

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Reserves Davion Mitchell and Haywood Highsmith played key roles in closing out Friday’s win at Atlanta, Chiang adds in a separate story. They were on the court together for 36 minutes, including all but 19 seconds of the fourth quarter and overtime. “They’re being stars in their role and that’s what we need them to do,” Bam Adebayo said. “Obviously, you see Davion’s offense, making shots, and H’s offense. But the little things that they do throughout the game, that’s what really gets us going, that’s what really gets the group together and getting in a rhythm.”
A week ago, Jaime Jaquez p0ured in a career-high 41 points in Miami’s regular season finale, but he was back on the bench for the two play-in games, notes Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel. It’s been a frustrating season for the second-year forward, who had a regular rotation role as a rookie, but he’s trying to stay ready in case he’s needed in the playoffs while working on his shot with shooting coach Rob Fodor. “We get up a lot of shots,” Jaquez said. “I think one of the things with me is technique, my hand placement, getting my elbow where it needs to be, and my release, just get it out early. Those are the kinds of the things we talk about frequently.”
Pelle Larsson and Nikola Jovic have both fully recovered from their injuries and are available today without restrictions, Winderman tweets.

Heat Notes: Mitchell, Play-In Tournament, Jovic, Larsson, Love

April 18th, 2025 at 11:02am CST by Arthur Hill

Re-signing Davion Mitchell figures to be an offseason priority for the Heat, writes Ira Winderman of The Sun-Sentinel. The 26-year-old guard, who was acquired from the Raptors as part of the Jimmy Butler trade, has become a valuable component of Miami’s defense during his two months with the team.

“I’ve shown it this whole year,” he said. “With Toronto I was able to showcase some of the things I can do. I think that’s the reason why Miami traded for me. They can see what I can do. They can see what I do for this culture and I fit right in.”

The Heat can make Mitchell a restricted free agent — giving them the option to match any offer he receives — by tendering an $8.7MM qualifying offer. A former NBA executive told Winderman that Mitchell’s next contract is likely to start in that range, projecting something in the neighborhood of $30MM over three years. Mitchell recently locked in the value of his QO by topping 2,000 minutes for the season, which meant meeting the starter criteria.

Mitchell was expected to be part of the future in Sacramento when he was selected with the ninth pick in the 2021 draft, but he fell out of the Kings’ rotation after a promising rookie year. After being traded twice over the past 10 months, Mitchell hopes he’s found a more stable situation with the Heat.

“To play basketball in Miami, it’s a blessing,” he said. “I love being here. It’s a spot I come to during the summer, so I’m familiar with it and I got a lot of people out here that I know.”

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Miami is trying to make history by becoming the first 10th seed ever to advance through the play-in tournament and earn a playoff spot, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. The Heat are brimming with confidence after Wednesday’s convincing win at Chicago, and they’re ready to take the same approach to tonight’s game against the Hawks. “We locked in defensively,” Andrew Wiggins said. “This has to carry over to Atlanta. We got one more game to do the same thing. Lock in defensively and the offense will follow.”
Coach Erik Spoelstra expects Nikola Jovic and Pelle Larsson to be in uniform tonight, Chiang tweets. Jovic, who hasn’t played since February 23 due to a broken right hand, isn’t likely to see any action, although Spoelstra joked that he might be used as an inbounder. Larsson, who sprained his ankle last week, hasn’t appeared in a game since April 7.
Kevin Love is away from the team again due to personal reasons, Chiang adds (Twitter link). Love has only played 23 times this season and hasn’t gotten into a game since logging six minutes on March 21.

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