Miami Heat
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Miami Heat has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Bill Simmons Podcast. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Justin VerrierThe Ringer NBA editor and writer, Portland Trail Blazers fan
Verrier said Miami must build depth around Giannis given his multi-year soft-tissue injury history.
“it really is incumbent upon the Heat to figure the rest of this out”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Giannis to Miami! An Urgent Gathering Pod With Chris Ryan and Justin Verrier (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 31:36
Verrier argued the NBA is better when Miami plays a villain role.
“I just think like the league is better when Miami is a villain in everything”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Giannis to Miami! An Urgent Gathering Pod With Chris Ryan and Justin Verrier (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 10:50
Bill SimmonsSportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast
Simmons argued finding cheap role players is harder now because NBA rosters are much deeper.
“I think in 2027, that's a harder task than it was 15 years ago because the league is so fucking deep now”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Giannis to Miami! An Urgent Gathering Pod With Chris Ryan and Justin Verrier (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 31:59
Chris RyanThe Ringer podcaster and TV/film critic
Ryan argued the Giannis-led Heat may make the playoffs but are not a championship team.
“This might be a playoff team in the East, but this is not a title team”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Giannis to Miami! An Urgent Gathering Pod With Chris Ryan and Justin Verrier (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 5:03
Podcasts
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
Giannis to Miami! An Urgent Gathering Pod With Chris Ryan and Justin VerrierThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Jun 23, 2026 · 52 min
Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan and Justin Verrier react to Giannis Antetokounmpo's trade to the Miami Heat and what it means for the Bucks, Celtics and Jaylen Brown.