The Miami Heat would do well to carry a fast-forward button into the 2025-26 NBA season. And, no, its purpose wouldn't be to skip a potentially mundane campaign to find out whether their greatest wishes for the 2026 (or 2027) offseason are granted.
The Heat have a real chance to make something out of this season and become a factor in the weakened Eastern Conference. For that to happen, though, they need Erik Spoelstra to squeeze every possible ounce of production out of this superstar-less roster. Luckily, maximizing a roster just happens to be a strength of Spo's, and he even has an obvious path toward doing that.