Ira Winderman
@irawinderman.bsky.social
Covering the Miami Heat for the South Florida Sun Sentinel
Heat's switch to Local 10 soon means you'll get some Jeopardy! answers earlier. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/11/h... Heat broadcast change to include time shifting and talent adjustment.
Heat’s switch to Local 10 soon means you’ll get some Jeopardy! answers earlier
For those concerned about problem solving and finding the right answers, the Miami Heat’s television switch to WPLG Local 10 will come with an added bonus of sorts.
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Can Heat (ball)handle opposing pressure with current depth chart? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/11/a... Plus: Buyout market; executive change.
ASK IRA: Can Heat (ball)handle opposing pressure with current depth chart?
Do the Miami Heat need one more ballhandler? If so, when?
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Could Heat's Pelle Larsson wind up with starter's minutes as a reserve? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/10/a... Plus: More coming?; WPB TV.
ASK IRA: Could Heat’s Pelle Larsson wind up with starter’s minutes as a reserve?
Pelle Larsson as a starter or in reserve for the Miami Heat this season?
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Heat executive leaves for Lakers, in rare basketball-operations departure. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/09/h... Eric Amsler to next work with Rob Pelinka.
Heat executive leaves for Lakers, in rare basketball-operations departure
Heat Vice President of Player Personnel Eric Amsler is moving on to the Los Angeles Lakers as an assistant general manager under Rob Pelinka.
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Heat mostly locked in with roster, but could unlock even more | Depth chart. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/09/h... Where it all stands three weeks before camp.
Heat mostly locked in with roster, but could unlock even more | Depth chart
A look at where the Miami Heat’s roster stands at the moment and where the rotation could be headed.
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Have Heat created a "value" roster with their latest salary scale? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/09/a... Plus: Cam Whitmore; lots o' 3s.
ASK IRA: Have Heat created a ‘value’ roster with their latest salary scale?
Have the Miami Heat gotten it mostly right when it comes to their 2026-27 NBA salary hierarchy?
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Has show-me-the-money Adam Silver devalued the NBA amid ownership roulette and Heat stability? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/08/a... A look into gaming the game.
ASK IRA: Has show-me-the-money Adam Silver devalued the NBA amid ownership roulette and Heat stability?
Has the NBA gone in a direction where ownership is less about the sports and more about the money?
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Could Heat fall into the Nikola Jovic trap with Pelle Larsson? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/07/a... Plus: Pelle comparison?; waiting game.
ASK IRA: Could Heat fall into the Nikola Jovic trap with Pelle Larsson?
Is there a Miami Heat risk of Pelle Larsson turning into Nikola Jovic 2.0 when it comes to a contract extension?
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Do Heat have enough depth beyond Davion Mitchell at point guard? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/06/a... Plus: Lonzo?; winning.
ASK IRA: Do Heat have enough depth beyond Davion Mitchell at point guard?
Do the Miami Heat have enough of depth of quality on their roster at point guard to contend?
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Sunday notes on a Saturday: Heat at top of East or play-in? It's a very fine line. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/05/w... Plus: Antetokounmpos; TV, too; trade window; Swamp Dragons; Nick Richards; more.
Winderman: Heat at top of East or play-in? It’s a very fine line
Now, and only now, can stock truly be taken of where Pat Riley’s massive Miami makeover has left the Heat in a conference upgraded with significant talent.
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Should Heat have acted before Kings signed Ben Simmons? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/05/a... Plus: The Clippers case; go-to guy.
ASK IRA: Should Heat have acted before Kings signed Ben Simmons?
If Ben Simmons was there for the taking, should the Miami Heat have taken him in NBA free agency?
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Are Heat victims of NBA order of operations with Kawhi Leonard, Terry Rozier? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/04/a... Plus: More Kawhi-Rozier; Heat backcourt.
ASK IRA: Are Heat victims of NBA order of operations with Kawhi Leonard, Terry Rozier?
Was the penalty phase a matter of the Miami Heat batting leadoff with Terry Rozier, ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers-Kawhi Leonard NBA decision?
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Why the NBA double-standard with Kawhi and Heat/Rozier? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/03/a... Plus: More Kawhi; Keshad's return.
ASK IRA: Why the NBA double-standard with Kawhi and Heat/Rozier?
In the wake of the NBA’s ruling on Kawhi Leonard, were the Miami Heat sold short with the league’s approach with Terry Rozier?
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Keshad Johnson on stepping back to Heat two-way deal, "a lot of unfinished business." www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/02/k... "You’re just trying to stick around as long as you can and live a dream as long as you can." “So that’s kind of like the position I’m in.
Keshad Johnson on stepping back to Heat two-way deal, ‘a lot of unfinished business’
From the moment he arrived to the Miami Heat undrafted out of Arizona in 2024, Keshad Johnson made clear that little could diminish his joy for the game.
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A moment to address Victor Oladipo and Heat second chances. Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/02/a... Examining all the angles.
ASK IRA: A moment to address Victor Oladipo and Heat second chances
Should the Miami Heat give thought to assisting Victor Oladipo amid his NBA comeback bid?
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Nick Richards confident he can show Heat that less can mean more. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/01/n... "I think that there’s a lot of teams that passed up on me that I felt like they should have given me more consideration."
Nick Richards confident he can show Heat that less can mean more
The flip side of NBA free agency is the waiting game and the painful reminder that sometimes the money runs out. Miami Heat addition Nick Richards stands as Exhibit A.
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Are Heat at risk of going overboard with their 3s and turning into Celtics South? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/01/a... Plus: Jovic's place; the future.
ASK IRA: Are Heat at risk of going overboard with their 3s and turning into Celtics South?
Do the Miami Heat have too many launchers when it comes to 3-point volume this coming season?
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Jovic, Serbia get best of Heat teammate Fontecchio, Italy in World Cup qualifying. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/31/j... Also: Larsson addresses international success.
Jovic, Serbia get best of Heat teammate Fontecchio, Italy in World Cup qualifying
It was Heat vs. Heat on Monday on the final day of the latest window of World Cup qualifying, with Nikola Jovic’s team getting the better of teammate Simone Fontecchio.
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Has World Cup qualifying further opened Heat eyes to Pelle Larsson? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/31/a... Plus: Extension looming; Adebayo's mandate.
ASK IRA: Has World Cup qualifying further opened Heat eyes to Pelle Larsson?
The Miami Heat have gotten ample overseas showcases from rotation components this summer, particularly Pelle Larsson.
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Can Serbia's Jovic become the Heat's Jovic, or does such roleplay fall short? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/30/a... Plus: Cam Thomas?; Ben Simmons?
ASK IRA: Can Serbia’s Jovic become the Heat’s Jovic, or does such roleplay fall short?
Is the Nikola Jovic we’re seeing with Serbia’s national team one the Miami Heat can truly unlock?
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Sunday notes on a Saturday: A weighty offseason tips scale in Heat's favor. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/29/i... Plus: Pelle Larsson, college twist, and lots of Klay Thompson.
Ira Winderman: A weighty offseason tips scale in Heat’s favor
Unlike Miami Heat offseasons when the comings did not necessarily have much to do with the goings, this very much has been a summer when those two groups can be measured against each other.
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Is Kyrie Irving to the Heat even worth discussing? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/29/a... Plus: Camp roster; two-way options.
ASK IRA: Is Kyrie Irving to the Heat even worth discussing?
A case might be made for Kyrie Irving as a Miami Heat missing piece, but the salary-cap math speaks otherwise.
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Heat's Keshad Johnson not alone when it comes to stepping back (66% pay cut) to two-way deal. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/28/h... Also includes roster update.
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ASK IRA: Does Heat addition of Nick Richards have Vlad Goldin on the clock? www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/28/a... Today's mailbag.
ASK IRA: Does Heat addition of Nick Richards have Vlad Goldin on the clock?
Does the addition of Nick Richards have the Miami Heat rethinking the rest of their power play?
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Heat sign Bulls free agent center Nick Richards to round out power rotation. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/27/d... The move also now allows the Heat to begin signing camp prospects to Exhibit 10 contracts.
Heat sign Bulls free agent center Nick Richards to round out power rotation
The Miami Heat addressed the perceived lack of depth in their power rotation Thursday by signing Chicago Bulls free-agent center Nick Richards.
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Fontecchio embracing Heat possibilities, as European trio tackle World Cup qualifying. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/27/f... European play at hand for Heat's Fontecchio, Jovic and Larsson.
Fontecchio embracing Heat possibilities, as European trio tackle World Cup qualifying
Amid a Miami Heat offseason of shooters gained, Simone Fontecchio has reminded about a shooter retained
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Will Dru Smith be in or out of Heat's 2026-27 rotation? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/27/a... Plus: Heat optimism; cap restrictions.
ASK IRA: Will Dru Smith be in or out of Heat’s 2026-27 rotation?
Will Dru Smith be in or out when it comes to Erik Spoelstra’s 2026-27 Miami Heat rotation?
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Spoelstra says no need for comparisons to Ray Allen's Heat closing chapter, but Klay Thompson embraces link. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/26/s... "I can see where people make that comparison and, I mean, that’s one born out of great respect."
Spoelstra says no need for comparisons to Ray Allen’s Heat closing chapter, but Klay Thompson embraces link
It is a constant with Erik Spoelstra, the Miami Heat coach stressing how each season, each team, each player deserves its own story. He took the same approach with Klay Thompson, Ray Allen.
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Can Heat be as good on court as they now appear on paper? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/26/a... Plus: The Klay play; the future.
ASK IRA: Can Heat be as good on court as they now appear on paper?
It is now a matter of getting Miami Heat’s new pieces on the same page?
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Klay Thompson says a "redemption season" awaits as he is introduced as newest member of Heat. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/25/k... "I just can’t really wait to get to work."
Klay Thompson says a ‘redemption season’ awaits as he is introduced as newest member of Heat
Klay Thompson wasn’t going to allow numbers to get in the way, not when the opportunity was there to join Giannis Antetokounmpo as part of this latest Miami Heat rebuild.
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