Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

Miami Heat: Giannis dominates in win over Nets

Greg Sylvander and Digital Adel go over another fun, up-tempo preseason win for the Heat. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

How the Miami Heat will turn defense into offense

The strategy seems clear. Rebound, run. Digital Adel joins Ethan Skolnick to discuss how the Heat will implement it this season. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Five Out: How the Miami Heat will play | Five on the Floor

Alex Toledo and Brady Hawk return for another edition of Five Out. We go over what we've seen so far from how the Heat have decided to play, what possibilities remain, fan questions and more. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Miami Heat's 2026-27 floor and ceiling with Matt Moore

Matt Moore (@HPBasketball) has had his battles with Miami Heat fans, but are his views of the team really that different from theirs. Ethan Skolnick welcomes Matt to talk about the variables that could make the Heat great this season... or merely average. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What's Left in the Heat Preseason.... and What's to Come? (LIVE)

In a Sunday Night live episode on the Five Reasons YouTube channel, Ethan, Greg and Brady present the 3 things that have been most significant in the MIami Heat preseason so far.... and what they're looking for as the season starts. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Miami Heat: Conwell & Jovic show flashes in loss to Wolves

The Miami Heat & Minnesota Timberwolves, who meet on opening Night, October 21st, sat all the starters on both sides in tonight’s preseason matchup at Kaseya Center. Neither team was interested in tipping their hand in tonight’s matchup. Greg Sylvander & Digital Adel recap the action as the Heat saw flashes from rookie Ryan Conwell, Niko Jovic, Pelle Larson, among others. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What to Watch in the Heat's Preseason Game with Minnesota

While some or many of the regulars may not play tonight, Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk still have a few players to keep an eye on as the Timberwolves visit. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Can the Miami Heat keep up this pace?

Sean Rochester thought the Heat might stay with a quicker pace this season. But this fast? Sean joins Ethan Skolnick to discuss how the Heat look so far, and whether they can successfully sustain the speed. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Heat play fast again as Giannis stars in home preseason debut

That was a blur. The Miami Heat used their starters in the first half -- and the pace was as quick as in the preseason opener. Ethan and Greg discuss the style and the results for Giannis and the team. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tre Donaldson steals the show at scrimmage

After his crossover went viral, Tre Donaldson is getting plenty of attention. But are there other parts to the former UM guard's game that can make him a factor for the Miami Heat in his rookie season? Ethan and Alex discuss. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Miami Heat Free Fantasy Basketball Advice: Draft Giannis

In a different spin than the usual topics on Five on the Floor, the guys hone in on Fantasy Basketball & the relevant players on your Miami Heat. Greg Sylvander & Digital Adel discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo as a automatic top 5 pick in fantasy basketball, then review the remaining Heat players that fantasy hoopers can expect to be available in the Top 200 of most drafts. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Meet Gale Nelson, Miami Heat's new PA announcer

Long associated with the Miami community and Big Brothers Big Sisters, Gale Nelson is the successor to Mike Baiamonte as the Heat's PA man. He joins Ethan Skolnick to talk about his background and his intention to honor Mike B's legacy with his own spin. Sponsors: • RealMerchantServices.com (Call Bill at 561-573-6497) Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Miami Heat might get the best version of Giannis

It's just one preseason game, but you can see the vision. And so it's worth asking: will Erik Spoelstra help unleash Giannis Antetokounmpo even more than Milwaukee ever did? Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander discuss Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Simone Fontecchio and Nick Richards Media Day Interviews: Veteran Help

Ethan, Alex and Brady are joined by veteran sharpshooter Simone Fontecchio and big man Nick Richards at Miami Heat Media Day, as we complete our series of interviews with 10 Heat players. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Smashing preseason debut for Giannis, Heat

We finally saw Giannis Antetokoumpo play for the Heat, in Saturday's preseason first half in Toronto, and it may have been better than advertised. Ethan, Alex, Greg and Brady went live after a very promising Heat performance. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Myron Gardner and Tre Donaldson Media Day Interviews: Young Blood

Ethan, Alex and Brady are joined by sophomore forward Myron Gardner and rookie guard Tre Donaldson at Miami Heat Media Day. Catch our other 8 interviews on the podcast feeds. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What to Look for in Miami Heat preseason (+ Tim Hardaway Jr. interview)

Now that training camp is over, Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander pivot to the first preseason game, Saturday night in Quebec against the Raptors. Who plays? What matters? Plus, a bonus interview from Alex Toledo with Tim Hardaway Jr. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dru Smith + Ryan Conwell Media Day Interviews: Depth at the Point

Ethan, Brady and Alex were joined by defensive menace Dru Smith and rookie sharpshooter Ryan Conwell on Miami Heat Media Day. The interview with Smith was recorded prior to him being sidelined for a couple of weeks with a calf strain -- Ethan apologizes for jinxing that. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Is it Ryan Conwell Jr's time... already?

The Miami Heat have their first injury of training camp -- backup point guard Dru Smith will miss a couple of weeks with a calf strain. That likely means more of rookie Ryan Conwell Jr. With the first preseason game on Saturday, Ethan Skolnick and Digital Adel discuss Conwell's opportunity. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bobby Portis Jr. Training Camp Interview: Finding his Place in Miami

Ethan Skolnick sat down at Training Camp in Boca Raton with Bobby Portis, Jr., who was acquired from Milwaukee with his friend Giannis Antetokounmpo. Portis Jr., has plenty of his own ambition in the second half of his career. Sponsors: • Sign up for PrizePicks with code HMA and get $150 in lineups if your first $5 lineup wins! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/FRSN Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here! • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol • https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking) crew and hang out with other Heat fans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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