In this NBA Finals Preview edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Christian Hernandez, Alex Toledo, and Brian Goins invite Kevin Wang of Bench Buckets to discuss:• Game 7s galore/Cavs-Warriors IV (NBA Finals Preview...sort of)• NBA players who can't shoot have some damn nerve to wear a shooting sleeve (i.e. Andre Roberson)• Have we ever used analytics to help us play pickup basketball?• Why has everyone forgotten about Miami LeBron except for Celtics fans?…this and so much more!!!

In this Heat stories edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Alf, Alex Toledo, and Brian Goins invite Michael Wallace of Grind City Media to share: • Tales of Gary Payton losing his personal therapeutic chair due to the Barnum & Bailey Circus.• The mystery of Rafer Alston's disapperance in 2010 uncovered for the first time ever.• Best Udonis Haslem stories, including the walkout song at his wedding.• Miami Heat "All-Dark Alley" Team• Backstory behind LeBron James-Erik Spoelstra "BumpGate"…this and so much more!!!

In this offseason edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, "Saucy Nuggets" Leif, Harrison "Hot Take Harry" Cytryn, and Brian Goins invite Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated's The Crossover as our special guest to discuss: • According to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News, the San Antonio Spurs "hope to meet with Kawhi Leonard and his representatives soon" and plan to offer a "five-year, $219 million supermax contract in a bid to mend fences" with the disgruntled superstar.• The implications of the super max league-wide and how it impacts the Miami Heat's pursuit of a transformational player.• What does Pat Riley regret most from the 2017 offseason?• We stroll down the 2008-2010 prime Dwyane Wade memory lane, revisiting the MV3 years.…this and so much more!!!

In this NBA Playoffs edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Alf, Alex Toledo, and Brian Goins invite Justin Rowan of The Chase Down Podcast as our special guest to discuss: • Do the Cavaliers miss Dwyane Wade right about now?• Miami eying point guard Fred VanVleet of the Toronto Raptors as a possible mid-level exception (MLE) recipient.• Justin accuses the entire 2009 Orlando Magic team of cheating (just Google search "Hedo Turkoglu 2009" and "Hedo Turkoglu Raptors").• What do you hear?! "LeBron" or "#HeGone?"...and so much more!!!

In this offseason edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Christian Hernandez, Jack Alfonso, Leif, and a late-arriving Brian Goins invite Manny Navarro of The Miami Herald as our special guest, who makes his maiden voyage on the show to discuss:• Is Josh Richardson more valuable as a player or as an asset? • Can we find it in us to root for the Boston Celtics over LeBron?• Exclusive nuggets on where Miami had Donovan Mitchell ranked had he fallen to No. 14, and if the Heat would've selected him• The behind the curtain answer to the 6-8 weeks report Miami Heat Beat had right all along on Dion Waiters' ankle injury from last season.

In this NBA playoffs edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, we enlist Israel Gutierrez (ESPN), Tim Bontemps (Washington Post), and Kevin Wang (Bench Buckets) to help us preview the Eastern/Western Conference Finals between Celtics-Cavs and Rockets-Warriors. • What is Pat Riley's Plan A this offseason, and is it mostly filled of "What Ifs" at this point?• Are the Boston Celtics young stars and defensive acumen be enough to overpower LeBron?• How are we still underrating the Warriors' excellence? Is James Harden going to crumble under pressure yet again?• We rank the most annoying Sixers players and fattest NBA players of all-time....and so much more!!!

In this trade-filled episode of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Alex Toledo, and Brian Goins introduce Evan Cohen of Sirius XM & ESPN West Palm Beach to breakdown trades: • Per The Miami Herald, Hassan Whiteside for Boogie Cousins might be a creative trade scenario the Heat could find themselves in if they take the risk of Demarcus' achilles injury and new contract. Kawhi Leonard a possibility?• Evan Cohen shares his 2018 offseason deals that he thinks are more likely for Miami• How valuable is Justise Winslow to the Heat? Which young Heat player would we most want to keep (Bam, J-Rich, and Winslow)?• NBA offseason landscape: Raptors are frauds, teams scared to give super max contracts...this and so much more!!!

In this fun episode of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Alf, Leif, Harrison "Hot Take Harry" Cytryn, and Brian Goins discuss:• Pat Riley's annual season-ending press conference, breaking down his stances on draft picks, transformative players, and where the Miami Heat goes from here.• The gang begins its discourse on offseason moves, speculating trades for players like Otto Porter and Carmelo Anthony. And is Mario Hezonja the player Riley alluded to as the target Miami is eying on July 1st?• Alf rants on Ersan Ilyasova by calling him a bunch of movie creature villain names • We decide to use our connect at XMiami.co to convince Kawhi Leonard to come to Miami...I mean...Have you seen this place??? Mention "5Reasons" for an exclusive discount at move-in....this and so much more!!!

In this edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Nekias Duncan, and, Alex Toledo, join to discuss: • The Miami Heat vs Sixers game 5 finale• Expectation of the team vs what happened this season• The guys discuss the future of Hassan Whiteside with the Heat• Nekias makes suggestions on things that could get reshuffled• Gianni thinks outloud if this was Dwyane Wade's final game as a memeber of the Heat and Alf stops by in the end to rant   Follow us at MiamiHeatBeat.com and on Twitter @miaheatbeat for more content.

Miami Heat fans are in low spirits after losing Game 3 & Game 4 at home against the Sixers to fall 1-3 in the series. Giancarlo Navas, Alf, Leif, Nekias Duncan, and Brian Goins try to pull you out of the doldrums by making you laugh and smile.CONTEST: Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app (iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, etc.) to enter for your chance to win an autographed Hassan Whiteside jersey. Winner will be selected on Tuesday before Game 5. We'll also giveaway Miami Heat Beat shirts to the most funniest and creative reviews. SEND A SCREENSHOT to @miaheatbeat on Twitter to verify your entry.

In this edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Nekias Duncan, Christian Hernandez, Alex Toledo, Brassjazz, and Brian Goins join to discuss:• We breakdown Dwyane Wade's historic Game 2 performance that evened the series for the Miami Heat vs. the Philadelphia Sixers (1-1).• We found out Justise Winslow grew up in the school of hard knocks after calling Ben Simmons a "B-A-N."• What will it take for Hassan Whiteside to recapture form and become an impact in this series?• Playoff Small Sample Size Theatre (feat. Nekias & Christian)!!!!• Anthony Chiang closes the show by joining us to answer our questions on Game 2, preview Game 3 this Thursday night in Miami, and baby news!!!! Follow us at MiamiHeatBeat.com and on Twitter @miaheatbeat for more content.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to The Heat Beat Podcast! We officially announce our network partnership with the Five Reasons Sports Podcast Network!!! And what better way to celebrate than by dropping a two-plus hour playoff preview MEGAPOD!!!!   Special guests from all over the NBA sports landscape join us to talk the Miami Heat's first-round series matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers: Ethan Skolnick & Chris Wittyngham (Five Reasons Sports), Jorge Sedano (ESPN), Evan Cohen (ESPN West Palm & Sirius XM), Rohan Nadkarni (Sports Illustrated), & Mike Ryan (Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz).We're so excited for this new chapter of our podcast, and we thank you the listener for riding along with us. Expect more content (podcasts, live shows, videos, and stories) to come!!! Follow us at MiamiHeatBeat.com and on Twitter @miaheatbeat.

In this edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Harrison Cytryn, Alex Toledo, and Brian Goins join to discuss:• Remembering all of LeBron James' hidden messages from The Decision II leading up to The Decision III.• We celebrate Miami making the playoffs and break down the Heat's potential short rotation and starting lineup #SevenSeedIsAllWeNeed.• What will it take for Pat Riley to convince Magic Johnson to trade his cap space for Hassan Whiteside?• The intrigue behind the Kawhi Leonard injury holdout, possibility Spurs trade him in the offseason.... and so much more!

In this edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Alf, Leif, Giancarlo Navas, and Brian Goins join to discuss: • The Hassan Whiteside controversy• Gianni tries to get #SevenSeedTillWeBleed off the ground• Potential Miami Heat-Cleveland Cavs first-round series• Alf gives pet/service animal suggestions to Hassan Whiteside• Most frustrating Heat players of all time... and so much more!

In this special edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, we have a crossover episode with Locked On Heat...again! Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins, Nekias Duncan, and Jack Alfonso welcome Wes Goldberg and David Ramil to discuss:• Heat vs. Cavaliers beatdown• LeBron back to Miami? Kawhi too?• Gianni takes his apologies to Kelly Olynyk one step further with a montage of his horrible takes.• Playoff Preview: On a scale of 1-10, what are the chances the Heat make it to the Eastern Conference Finals?...and so much more!!!

What you're listening to is the audio-only version of our first-ever live-streaming show. If you'd rather watch the video featuring Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins, Alf, and Nekias Duncan, visit bit.ly/2GJZwb4.We're hoping to build off this for future pre-game/post-game shows, interactive watch party-style content for our listeners. Let us know @miaheatbeat on Twitter what you think.

Miami Heat luminary & color commentator Tony Fiorentino joins the shows as a special guest to discuss:• Why does the Miami Heat continue to allow second-half skids?• Best friend Ron Rothstein and coaching days with the Miami Sol• Impact with the South Florida community, teaching basketball to a new generation of basketball fans• Tony tells his funniest Pat Riley stories, including a missing layer to the Burn The Boats speech!• We uncover whether or not Tony was "looking at some stats"?...and so much more!!!

Dwyane Wade is back in Miami, everything is right in the world, and the Miami Heat Beat crew drop a MEGAPOD to celebrate!!! Special guests from all over the NBA sports landscape join us to talk Wade's return: Jorge Sedano (ESPN), Anthony Chiang (Palm Beach Post), Rohan Nadkarni (Sports Illustrated's The Crossover) & Brendan Tobin (790 The Ticket). We laugh at the Cleveland Cavaliers, and we also reveal some of our guest-booking secrets.

In this edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, we welcomed Slim of The Ticket Morning Show (790 The Ticket) to join Alf — our new incumbent host until Giancarlo "Washed" Navas quits his anime podcast — Alex Toledo, Christian Hernandez, and Brian Goins to discuss...• James Johnson is dead to us• NBA Trade Deadline rumors• The chances of Goran Dragic not signing any autographs or being invited to any parties at the All-Star Game• Where does Miami go from here on out now that the season has come back to reality?...and so much more!!!

Welcome, welcome, welcome to a classic, clunky Heat Beat Podcast. Alf starts off the show as host before Gianni comes marching in late to class—Greg Cote style. We break down NBA trade deadline talk (How does Pat Riley and the Heat maneuver with the position they're in?), Kevin Love out 6-8 weeks (must be really sick), and Jack shares a library meltdown story you don't want to miss.

We got a full house on The Heat Beat Podcast, featuring Giancarlo Navas, Brass, Alex Toledo, Jack Alfonso, and special guest Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated's The Crossover:• Hassan Whiteside's recent improved play• Jack defends Justise Winslow's development• Ugliest NBA Players• Hassan Whiteside's burner account• Rohan tells us stories of him at Dion Waiter's house• Toronto Raptors talk?… and so much more!To find more of Rohan Nadkarni's NBA coverage for SI.com, visit here

In this special two-part edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, the guys welcome Jorge Sedano of ESPN and David DuFour of Basketball Breakdown to discuss the Miami Heat at midseason.• Dion Waiters is expected to undergo season-ending ankle surgery, confirmed by The Vertical and first reported by our own Heat Beat Insider, Lefty Leif.• Intel from Sedano on Miami's decision-making process with how to handle Dion's ankle• Hassan Whiteside’s role with the team and his relationship with Erik Spoelstra• Gianni’s secretary?• DuFour gives us hot "Josh-Richardson-will-be-top-20-in-the-NBA" takes• Nekias Duncan gets called out for tweeting mid-show• Wayne Ellington’a future with the team... and so much more!Want more Miami Heat Beat commentary and insight? Follow our writers on Twitter:Editors: Giancarlo Navas (@GNavas103) and Brian Goins (@byBrianGoins)Contributors: Leif (@Lefty_Leif), Christian Hernandez (@cch1125), Alf (Heat Twitter President) (@Alf954), Harrison Cytryn (@hottakeharry), Jack Alfonso (@trillgoreklout), BrassJazz (@brassjazz), Nekias Duncan (@NekiasNBA), and Alex Toledo (@tropicalblanket).Visit our site: MiamiHeatBeat.comFollow our Facebook Page: facebook.com/miamiheatbeatFollow us on Twitter: @miaheatbeat

The guys return from their hiatus! • Alf gets mad at Giancarlo for wanting to flip Wayne (Rayne) Ellington for assets. • Leif provides some insight to the front office friction caused by Hassan Whiteside. Saucy nuggets!• How Dion Waiters bamboozled the Heat front office and fan base• Alf also recalls bad strip club experiences... and so much more! Want more Miami Heat Beat commentary and insight? Follow our writers on Twitter:Editors: Giancarlo Navas (@GNavas103) and Brian Goins (@byBrianGoins)Contributors: Leif (@Lefty_Leif), Christian Hernandez (@cch1125), Alf (Heat Twitter President) (@Alf954), Harrison Cytryn (@hottakeharry), Jack Alfonso (@trillgoreklout), BrassJazz (@brassjazz), Nekias Duncan (@NekiasNBA), Alex Toledo (@tropicalblanket), and Veronika Quispe (@veronika_quispe)Visit our site: MiamiHeatBeat.comFollow our Facebook Page: facebook.com/miamiheatbeatFollow us on Twitter: @miaheatbeat

Welcome to The Heat Beat Podcast, a weekly NBA podcast hosted by Giancarlo Navas and Brian Goins bringing you the latest dose of Miami Heat news, insight and commentary. In this edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Brassjazz, Alex Toledo and Christian Hernandez engage in conversations that cover... • Justise better at the 4?• Second-half struggles (turd quarter)• A roast to our own Harrison Cytryn (@hottakeharry) on how he always slanders people despite never being there.• Christian has interesting numbers that may lend some answers to the inconsistent play of Miami through 11 games.• The levels of takitude by Alex are too damn hot to handle on this pod. He's evolving before our eyes.… and so much moreWant more Miami Heat Beat commentary and insight? Follow our writers on Twitter:Editors: Giancarlo Navas (@GNavas103) and Brian Goins (@byBrianGoins).Contributors: Leif (@Lefty_Leif), Christian Hernandez (@cch1125), Alf (Heat Twitter President) (@Alf954), Harrison Cytryn (@hottakeharry), Jack Alfonso (@trillgoreklout), BrassJazz (@brassjazz), Nekias Duncan (@NekiasNBA), and Alex Toledo (@tropicalblanket).Visit our site: MiamiHeatBeat.comFollow our Facebook Page: facebook.com/miamiheatbeatFollow us on Twitter: @miaheatbeat

The guys are back and have a lot of ground to cover!• Nekias Duncan breaks down early season numbers on the Miami Heat's offense.• Leif offers his perspective on the beginning of the season, as well as the progressions of Bam Adebayo and Justise Winslow. • Alex Toledo and Nekias both slander Dwyane Wade's rocky start in Cleveland ... and so much more!