Ira Winderman

Dwyane Wade said he knew it was the right time when he walked away from the NBA. The Miami Heat icon said now is not that time for Heat free-agent target LeBron James.

Q: Ira, you gave Tyler Herro a free pass. He called out a teammate who had been nothing but respectful.

The best next step for Tyler Herro as he departs the Miami Heat for the Milwaukee Bucks? Get off social media.

The reactions from the other side of the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade with the Miami Heat have been mixed, but none more emotionally so than from Jaime Jaquez Jr.

LAS VEGAS — There are times at summer league when the faces in the crowd are of greater intrigue than those on the court. With the Miami Heat giving two of the top players on their summer roster Monday night, that proved to be the case at the Las Vegas NBA Summer League.

Q: Ira, interesting how Jalen Brunson took less and the Heat won a title, and now Victor Wembanyama is taking less.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has every right to ask for the maximum-possible extension from the Miami Heat. But should he?

Through the Heat's first 38 seasons, there have been 14 cases of players leaving, playing elsewhere, and then returning.

When it comes to a two-way contract for the coming season, Miami Heat center Vlad Goldin remains in limbo, but also in control.