Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers defends Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The Miami Heat are in a very unique position among the rest of the NBA’s Eastern Conference. Being pegged as the, likely, third or fourth-best team in the conference, they come into the season with the requisite talent and experience to get some great things done though.
With that ranking in mind, specifically how they might stack up against the rest of the East, they may be third or fourth because of the situation in Philly right now.