3dJared Dubin

FiveThirtyEight: LeBron's Team Looks Totally Different Now. But It's A Lot More Like His Finals Teams.

Over the course of his 16-year NBA career, there are several characteristics that have come to define LeBron James-led teams. The first is the...

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Heat's Waiters answers trolls with new physique

Dion Waiters showed off his new physique on Instagram on Monday and wrote about ignoring "the outside noise" from social media critics about his conditioning last season.

Windhorst: Dion Waiters' confidence runs high (1:19)

Windhorst: Thunder not rushing to trade CP3 (0:47)

Robinson nails floater over the backboard (0:41)

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Dwyane Wade's jersey swap collection is already hilariously out of date

It took less than two weeks of the NBA offseason for the jerseys Wade got during his "One Last Dance" tour to become the world's largest collection of throwbacks.

10d

Hoop Collective: Russ traded for CP3

Brian Windhorst, Royce Young and Tim MacMahon hop on an emergency podcast to discuss the dramatic trade that sent Russell Westbrook to Houston for Chris Paul.

Cain: Butler to Heat is the most overrated offseason move (1:29)

Windhorst: Westbrook trade to Miami is complicated (1:19)

Herro scores 25 in Heat's summer league win (1:08)

Woj: Westbrook, Heat have mutual interest in trade (1:20)

12d

Beck & Nichols

Zach talks to Rachel Nichols and Howard Beck over drinks in Las Vegas about Russell Westbrook trade rumors, under the radar interesting offseason teams, the player empowerment era in the wake of Kawhi pulling Paul George from Oklahoma City, and more.

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13dAdrian Wojnarowski

Sources: Westbrook eyes OKC exit, likes Miami

Thunder star Russell Westbrook welcomes the idea of a trade and has interest in Miami, sources told ESPN.

Butler challenges Heat nation to game of Dominoes (0:30)

Perkins: Westbrook should go to the Heat (1:25)

15d

The Lowe Post: Kawhi Trade Impact

Zach welcomes 538's Chris Herring and together they react to the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George deals before discussing how the moves alter the landscape of the league.

15d

Woj Pod: Kawhi Leonard Signing, Paul George Trade

In a crossover edition of The Lowe Post and The Woj Pod, Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe react to the Kawhi Leonard signing and Paul George trade. The two NBA insiders discuss how these deals immediately change the league, when Leonard targeted George as the guy he wanted to pair with, Oklahoma City's cloudy future, who could be in the market for Russell Westbrook if he's made available, how Toronto will move forward and more.

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The Lowe Post: Kawhi Signing, Paul George Trade

In a crossover edition of The Lowe Post and The Woj Pod, Zach Lowe and Adrian Wojnarowski react to the Kawhi Leonard signing and Paul George trade. The two NBA insiders discuss how these deals immediately change the league, when Leonard targeted George as the guy he wanted to pair with, Oklahoma City's cloudy future, who could be in the market for Russell Westbrook if he's made available, how Toronto will move forward and more.

Bobby Marks ESPN

Miami is now $1.88M below the $138.9M luxury tax apron after the $15.6M guaranteed salary of Ryan Anderson is stretched over three seasons. The threshold amount factors in the $32.7M contract of Jimmy Butler. The Heat will incur a $5.2M cap hit starting in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22. The roster is now at 13 players, including 4 on partial/non-guaranteed contracts.