The 2025-26 NBA schedule is out, and while it's no surprise who the Miami Heat are playing this upcoming season, it's the structure of their schedule that has raised some eyebrows.
The Heat will have a massive opportunity to go on a run right before the All-Star break. But in order to have a soft part of the schedule, Miami has to have a brutal part somewhere else during the season.
And the first 15 games for Miami are about as brutal as they come.
Miami will get tested right out of the gate
If Miami was hoping to ease into the season as its young core of talent tries to gel together, it did not get its wish.