For all the brain power burned debating, analyzing, and agonizing over the Miami Heat’s offseason, we still don’t know how much of a difference their moves will make. If you ask the folks over at ESPN, though, the impact of this summer’s transactions and overall approach will be negligible—and potentially nonexistent.
The Worldwide Leader is in the process of releasing its Summer Forecast series. With their record projections and preseason awards ballots officially in the books, it’s clear they don’t think much of the Heat.
This panel of NBA insiders has Miami winning 39 games, and finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference.