Miami Heat Fans MIGHT FINALLY Receive The News They’ve Been Waiting For…

Miami Heat Fans MIGHT FINALLY Receive The News They’ve Been Waiting For…

[Music] We have some Miami Heat news to discuss as training camp rolls on in Boca Raton. And it revolves around Haime Hakez Jr. and Casper Yakonis. And this may be really good news for Heat fans cuz Hawkeye Jr. seems poised for a bounceback season. and the rookie Yakonis may be in line for a large role that might not have been expected coming in to this season. But we’re going to start with Hawkeye Jr. because we’ll often say here that the Heat need Haime to regain his rookie form in a major way. Like it was hoped that with Butler gone, Hakez would be able to take that kind of role in the starting lineup after his solid rookie year. Well, Jimmy Butler’s departure came a little bit earlier than expected and Hawkins’ numbers declined. This is a guy that was top five in rookie of the year voting and was on the first team all rookie squad in 23. But in his second season, hopefully taking a larger role and a step up, it just didn’t happen. The efficiency dipped, the production dipped, he lost minutes in the rotation, and it was extremely disappointing and disheartening. Well, Hawz knows he needs to bounce back and Eric Spolstra knows he needs to bounce back, but Spo seems very confident in his ability to have a good third season. posted that he spent time in Miami before the draft, six weeks in LA. Think he helped clear his mind and get back to the joy of the game. He’s in terrific shape, aggressive, grinding. It’s just about decision-making and knowing when to do what and when and what to do. He’s seen the improvement. Well, this is very positive news for Heat fans here. But make sure you are subscribed for more daily heat content. And we’re starting an October sub battle against Tyler Smith and the Celtics Today channel at Chat Sports. So, let’s take him down. Join the channel today for daily heat coverage. Watch parties returning next week in the preseason as well. Subscribe. Well, when you think about Haime, the Heat will really need him early on in the season. And I keep on bringing this point up when I refer to a bunch of different players like Nicole Yoic, like some of these guards. But with Hero out of the lineup for the first month of the season, and that is thinking positively, who knows if it’s going to be in 19th or 17th of November or closer to December. Um, but you’re going to need a lot of production because you’re losing your number one scorer who averaged 24 a game last season and also five and a half assists. So, that’s a lot of points that Hero is responsible for that needs to be accounted for. and with Yoic maybe into the starting lineup or maybe not. Like the point I’m trying to make is that Hakez will need to have a increased offensive role early on the season and he very well might be called upon to be your lead scorer off of the bench. So getting an efficient Himeay is very important. Well, Hake has talked about his development as well, and he said there’s a lot of things that he wants to add, but he also wants to make sure he’s leaning into his strengths, understanding what got me here and what I did to get on the court in the first place. So, just leaning into my strengths. And I don’t hate this at all. Like, Haime is at his best when he attacks downhill, gets to the rim, gets to the free throw line, and gets out in transition. But I also want Haime to realize, yeah, getting back to your strengths will obviously be important, but you also need to improve on what you have not been able to do through two years, and that is have a consistent three-point shot. Truth is this, if he can’t consistently knock down 35 36% of his three-point shots, which is still just average or slightly below league average nowadays, he is not going to be able to see the floor because he is not respected by opposing defenses. They sag off of him. They say, “Okay, we know you want to drive. We know you want to spin in the lane. Well, we’re just going to sit on that because we don’t trust you to make a three-point shot, and why would we defend you out there potentially allowing you to have a blowby?” So, until he proves that he can hit a three-point shot consistently and be a threat from beyond the ark, it’s going to be difficult for him to be an effective halfcourt offensive player because defenses just don’t respect his shot from D. But you make the call for me. Will Haimeme have a bounceback season for the Miami Heat. I certainly hope so, but let me know your thoughts down in the comments section. Type Y for yes, type N for no. I also do think he was in his own head last season. I think he just put too much pressure on himself. I talked about him being anointed as the Jimmy Butler replacement and all of the lofty expectations and goals. Like, I thought Himemehz Jr. could have won six man of the year last season. I thought he had a real chance to carve out a legit role and have an improved second year. I actually went as far as to predict that in my preseason predictions that he would win six man of the year. I think Hakez expected himself to have a big year. And when he got off to a rough start and really couldn’t find his footing, he just kept on putting pressure and pressure and pressure on himself. And then with the Jimmy Butler saga, that pressure just continued to rise throughout the year and it led to his struggles. I hope that he does clean his head. The expectations are tempered and I think it might be a good thing for Triple J. Him having tempered expectations, no longer the fans or the front office putting so much on his plate and expecting him to take that huge next step forward may actually be the best thing for him because he now can just play more freely and just play the way he wants to and how he needs to. So he doesn’t feel like he has to be a different player. So, it could actually help Haimemehakis Jr. and I certainly hope it does. Let’s shift over to the rookie now, Casper Yakonis, because is he going to make an impact sooner rather than later? And boy, do the Miami Heat need this, especially with this Terry Rosir injury news coming out. Well, Yakonis was asked at media day and at training camp about how he has kind of tried to make the shift from college to the NBA. He said it’s pro, so every detail matters. Every concept matters. It’s also just different basketball, too. The faster you play, the better. Also, you have to play smart, not only fast. To play fast is a really good thing, but he does mention playing smart as well. And I like a lot about Yakonis. I like his ability to make any pass on the basketball court, his selflessness, and that’s the part that I think is going to make him slide into the NBA and with the Miami Heat so easily, because Yak is all about helping his team win. He is not in it for the personal accolades. Like, did he have a really good freshman year at Illinois? Absolutely. But all he cares about is winning. Whether it is making a couple baskets a game and having 10 assists or having to score 35. Like he’ll do anything to win the game. And when asked on the OG podcast with Udonis Hassel and Mike Miller back in August, when asked about what a successful rookie season would look like, he just responded championship. Like he’s got the championship DNA. He’s got the championship mentality. And that is exactly what Pat Riley, Eric Spolster look for. Sure. Do you need some players to care about their personal stats and need them to get those stats to be able to get a win? Yeah, absolutely. But if every player just commits to needing to do every little detail to win a championship, it’s more likely that you ultimately have that occur. So, I love what Yakonis can bring to the table for the Miami Heat. More coming up here in a second. But listen, it’s freezing in this Dallas, Texas chat sports studio. I’m freezing every day and I need a blanket. So, I’m ordering this Miami Heat one specifically because it’s $29 off. You can grab this Heat blanket with the code chatsports.com/heat blanket. Links in the description and comments of today’s video. Grab it right now for $29 off. Yak Jonas just wants to be great. He just does. Like, he wants to be recognized as one of the best Lithuanian players of all time. wants to be recognized as one of the best Heat players of all time. Like, and that’s the type of mentality that you need in a first round pick and a young guy. Like, people forget this guy’s just 19 years of age, one of the youngest players in the NBA, and was one of the youngest players in this past NBA draft. And he’s soaking in all of the expertise and the advice from veterans around the NBA as well as on the Miami Heat. He said the vets here trying to see what they do and how they approach the game. Just try to listen as much as I can and take in every advice they give. And the part that I really like about this, he went out to make a point that when talking about the veterans he’s learning from, he is not just referring to the guards, he’s referring to everybody on the roster. So he’s drawing inspiration and advice from players like Nicola Yoic, like Bameio. not just learning from guards like Hero and Davon. No, he’s bringing in the full perspective to really get a grasp of how everyone prepares, everyone handles their business, what is on their plate, and just to get a well-rounded understanding of the game. But I’m also extremely excited about Goran Dragic mentoring Casperakonis. Dragic obviously one of the best European players to ever play for the Miami Heat from Slovenia. played for the national team, had a good relationship with Luca Donuch, and Yakonis has been getting some pointers from Gorandragic, who is obviously heavily involved with Miami currently. Like day two of training camp for the Heat. You have Gorandragic in the building. He was spending time with Tyler Herro earlier on, but I like that he’s in the building potentially giving tips. And Goran Dragic actually was at heat practice about a month ago in August spending time with Yakonis and Dragic speaking to the media said that he was at practice. Gave him some pointers. I’m hoping to work with them. I see the talent. We need to get him at a higher pace. I think he’s a huge talent. Like I am so excited to see Yakonis hopefully have a Gorandragic like career. Do I expect him to win MVP? No. Do I expect him to be an allNBA guy? No. But do I think he could be a highlevel player? Absolutely. A fringe all-star, absolutely. Like Goran Dragic was that for Miami. And if at Yakon’s peak, he’s averaging 17 18 points a game, dishing out seven or eight assists and playing efficient ball. Yeah, that is something that I’ll sign up for immediately because that’s what Gorandra gave you. And especially late in his career, especially in that bubble season, he was the large reason why you were the five seed and ultimately made it to the NBA finals. I’m excited to see Yak in the preseason. He’ll have an expanded role in an opportunity. Rosier dealing with a hamstring injury. Drew Smith still not 100% returning from that ACL injury. Hero out. Like, you’ll see a lot of Yakonis in the preseason. And I’m hoping to see a better understanding of the game and a better performance and more under control style basketball from Yak that we did not see in the summer league when he was turning the ball over, not knocking down his shots. Hopefully the game just slows down a little bit for him and he plays much better after working with NBA players and getting some pointers from Goran Drag. All right, that’ll do it for today’s show. Appreciate everybody. If you want daily updates around the Miami Heat, hit that sub button. 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Miami Heat training camp rolls on and the Heat fans should be excited about the Miami Heat news coming out of camp! Jaime Jaquez Jr. is in line for a big role in his third season, and needs a bounce back season. Jaquez seems poised for a big year, and acknowledged the disappointing 2024-25 season. The Heat also need rookie Kasparas Jakucionis to make an impact this season, and he will be getting pointers from Heat legend, Goran Dragic. Heat Report host Nic Rohloff has the latest Miami Heat news and Heat rumors on Jaime Jaquez and Kasparas Jakucionis.

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Erik Spoelstra on Jaime Jaquez Jr.:
“He spent time in Miami before the draft, then six weeks in LA. I think that really helped him clear his mind and just get back to the joy of the game. He’s in terrific shape, aggressive, and grinding. It’s just about decision-making and knowing when to do what — and I’ve seen improvement.”

Jaime Jaquez on his development:
“There’s a lot of things I want to add, but as well as that just leaning into a lot of my strengths. Understanding what got me here and what I did to get on the court in the first place. So just leaning into my strengths.”

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Goran Dragic on Kasparas Jakucionis:
“I was at practice and gave him some pointers. I’m hoping to work with him. I see the talent. We need to get him to play at a higher pace…I think he’s a huge talent”

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