Giannis Antetokounmpo ☆

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• X Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) · Report · Oct 16

  The Heat say Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play tonight in the preseason finale in Orlando. Outside of Adebayo, Antetokounmpo and Smith, everyone else should be available for the Heat. https://t.co/csNKhUEKoR

• Podcast David Ramil, Locked On Heat · Opinion · Oct 16

  David says national opinion sees Miami as still just a play-in team despite adding Giannis. He argues Miami should be considered among the top East teams.

• Podcast Wes Goldberg, Locked On Heat · Report · Oct 14

  Giannis Antetokounmpo stat line: 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, 15 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks in 24 minutes. The Heat were +15 with him on the court.

• Podcast Wes Goldberg, Locked On Heat · Report · Oct 14

  Giannis went 8 of 8 on two-pointers and took a couple of threes. The ASR says 'I airballed one of them'; in context the airball was presumably Giannis's.

• Podcast Wes Goldberg, Locked On Heat · Prediction · Oct 14

  Wes thinks there is 'a pretty good chance' the Nets game was Giannis's last appearance of the preseason. This is a prediction; no team statement is cited.

• Podcast David Ramil, Locked On Heat · Prediction · Oct 14

  David agrees Giannis is 'probably' shut down for the rest of the preseason and says that is right, to avoid injury risk.

• Podcast Wes Goldberg, Locked On Heat · Analysis · Oct 14

  Wes says Giannis now takes about one stop-on-a-dime pull-up from the free-throw-line-extended area per game, usually early, apparently to keep the defense honest. He had one early in this game.

• Podcast Wes Goldberg, Locked On Heat · Analysis · Oct 14

  13 of Giannis's 15 rebounds were defensive. Wes thinks his defensive rebounds, followed by him pushing up the floor, directly led to his nine assists.

• Podcast Wes Goldberg, Locked On Heat · Report · Oct 14

  Wes says Giannis's off-ball rim protection stood out: of his three blocks, two came right at the basket, one on Clowney and one later on 'Yegor Dillman' (a Nets player; identity uncertain).

• Podcast David Ramil, Locked On Heat · Opinion · Oct 14

  David's view: across the preseason the team has looked different with Giannis in the starting lineup, and he keeps building chemistry with his teammates.

• Podcast Wes Goldberg, Locked On Heat · Opinion · Oct 14

  Wes asks whether any Eastern Conference team has a better player than the Heat (Giannis), and says he doesn't think any does.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Report · Oct 13

  The Heat are the league's fastest team through preseason, and they were also the fastest last year. Moorhead says they have played 'incredibly fast' with Giannis on the floor.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Opinion · Oct 13

  Moorhead thinks Giannis might be Miami's best playmaker since LeBron at making skip passes. He says Bam will also play a central role in the offense.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Prediction · Oct 13

  Thompson (likely Klay Thompson) has set a few flare screens for Giannis once transition slows. Moorhead expects more inverted pick-and-rolls between Giannis and shooters.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Report · Oct 13

  In the last preseason game, Spoelstra staggered Bam and Giannis. If that continues, one of them would be on the floor at all times.

• Podcast Locked On Heat · Opinion · Oct 13

  Moorhead's defensive views: Giannis might be the team's best rim protector in a long time. Bam is a top-five defender at minimum. Wiggins and Mitchell are underrated defenders, and Larsson (likely Pelle Larsson) is a physical defender.

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