Hope springs eternal in Miami as the Heat have reported for training camp. Miami enters the 2025-26 campaign with its fair share of question marks, but there is a pathway for this squad to put enough pieces together to make noise in a weakened Eastern Conference.
One of the massive backdrops for Miami, and one of the reasons for skepticism, is the embarrassing playoff exit the Heat had to endure last season.
In a weird way, though, Erik Spoelstra thinks getting swept by Cleveland last year can help Miami heading into this year.
Erik Spoelstra looks to rebound in 2025-26
During his preseason press conference on earlier this week, Spoelstra said there was at least one good thing that came from Miami's early playoff exit:
"After that series, it was humbling.