The national narrative is all doom and gloom for the Miami Heat. However, after the addition of Norman Powell, there should be a significant shift. The Heat may not just be a pest to play every night; they may have the right formula to pull off a first-round playoff series win in the Eastern Conference this season.
An "accomplishment" that not even the most loyal of Heat fans could've envisioned a year ago.
The Athletic's Sam Vecenie echoes what no one may want to hear right now about the Heat - that, quietly, Powell will give the Heat a good chance to potentially steal a first-round series in a weaker Eastern Conference.