It's entirely possible that the best move the Miami Heat made during the 2025 NBA offseason was among their quietest. Look, paying a clearance price for Norman Powell was a no-brainer with obvious (and immense) upside, and spending the No. 20 pick on Kasparas Jakuu010dionis still has draft-heist potential (despite his rocky summer league), but keeping Davion Mitchell away from restricted free agency by giving him a new two-year, $24 million pact could prove just as valuable.
The franchise's latest reclamation project already paid huge dividends, shining down the stretch following his deadline deal to South Florida.