The Miami Heat are in the middle of a transition period similar to where they were before they brought in Jimmy Butler in 2019. They have enough talent to compete for playoff spot next season, especially in the weaker Eastern Conference, but they can probably forget about mounting a deep playoff run unless they acquire a superstar talent or two within the next few offseasons.

It won't help whatsoever that the Heat will be starting this year without their best scorer and lead guard Tyler Herro; Herro suffered an ankle injury that required surgery, and he'll be out for at least two months as he recovers. This setback has put the Heat on the backfoot, as they will not find it easy to replace the shot-creation and the 24/5/5 that Herro put up in 77 games that netted him his first All-Star

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