What do you expect the atmosphere and emotions will be like? Powell: “I think the atmosphere is going to be crazy. I think it’ll be a great game. I’m looking forward to being back in there. The fans were great. Since day one, they supported me even after being traded. I still see comments and things like that, and DMs in my pictures and in my messages on how much they miss me and they want me back there and everything like that. So I’m expecting something good. I don’t know if they’re going to give a tribute video. But if they do, it should be a good one with a good reception.” Essentially Sports | Nov. 3, 2025

What gave you the impression that it was ‘blown smoke’ as opposed to it just being an unexpected opportunity? Powell: “I think after I talked to T-Lue about what I wanted in terms of an extension and what I was looking for, I don’t know if that changed the course of things or whatever it was. But right around the time where smoke was in the air about teams’ interest and being traded, that’s kind of when the conversation shifted into ‘Oh, we got to get younger. We’re looking at that. A lot of the stuff that we have to deal with isn’t your fault in what you’re doing. Whatever, whatever.’ But the conversation kind of changed to ‘we love you for an extension to we got to figure out what the future looks like.’” Essentially Sports | Nov. 3, 2025

Both before and after the trade, what was the messaging you got on what the Clippers’ interest level was with extension talks and the feedback when they decided otherwise? Powell: “Since my exit meeting of last season up until I got traded, they were talking about extension. They were saying how much they wanted me there. They were saying how much they valued me and loved me as a Clipper. Now I feel like it was a lot of blown smoke. They were talking about doing an extension. I was going on vacation. They were talking about how they were going to figure it out when we got back around Summer League, when the stuff opened up. I was talking with my agent on what it was going to be. I won’t get into that. There’s a lot of stuff behind the scenes that kind of didn’t make sense to me. But they were talking extension all the way up until I got traded.” Essentially Sports | Nov. 3, 2025

Law Murray: Norman Powell (groin) will not play tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers. Heat visit Powell’s former team tomorrow, the LA Clippers. Bluesky | Nov. 2, 2025

Powell was in extension talks with the Clippers before his trade to the Heat. With the Clippers, he was eligible in July for a four-year, $128.5 million extension. Instead of signing Powell to an extension, the Clippers dealt him to the Heat as part of a three-team deal that brought John Collins to Los Angeles. “I think it sucks,” Powell, 32, said of the abrupt ending to his time with the Clippers. “But at the end of the day, it’s a business. I think my transaction here isn’t the worst that I’ve seen or been a part of or heard about. But, yeah, it definitely sucks to do business that way. “I’d rather not say anything and just see what happens. But when you start putting out extension talks and things like that, you kind of get in your mind that one thing is going to happen. But at the end of the day, it’s a business. Nothing is forever, nothing is permanent until the ink is signed. But yeah, it is what it is.” Miami Herald | Nov. 1, 2025

Powell, who spent three-plus seasons with the Clippers before being dealt to the Heat, was among six NBA players who averaged at least 21 points per game while shooting better than 48% from the field and better than 40% from three-point range last regular season along with Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Zach LaVine and Kawhi Leonard. “I try to use everything I can as motivation or as fuel,” Powell said when asked if the Clippers’ decision to trade him is a source of motivation. “I do it even keeled, though. It doesn’t take over my emotions. It doesn’t make me too high or too low. Just stay the course. But it’s definitely a little added to it to prove people wrong, to prove that they made a mistake. It’s not going to change anything, but it’s just a little thing for myself personally.” Miami Herald | Nov. 1, 2025

Norman Powell is only at the start of his first season with the Heat, but he already knows he would be interested in signing an extension to stay in Miami for years to come. “I love it here. I love everything about the Heat,” Powell emphasized. “I loved them before. They were on my list before I signed my extension in Portland. I wanted to come here and play for the Heat. So I’m excited. I like the culture. I like what they have going on here. I like the mentality and the approach. I feel like they take guys to the next level. They push them past their own expectations, they have high standards. And I always like being around people that have high aspirations and high goals for themselves. It fits who I am, so I want to be here. Hopefully they feel the same way.” Miami Herald | Nov. 1, 2025

Ira Winderman: Heat’s Norman Powell did not practice today, limited to work on the side. He is dealing with a groin strain. x.com | Nov. 1, 2025