Few free agents in this summer’s class look like better pieces for the Heat than Nicolas Batum. Unfortunately for Miami, plenty of other teams will be thinking the same thing.
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It’s not a coincidence that the two teams – Cleveland and Golden State — that made the most 3-point shots this season are facing off in the 2016 Finals. The NBA has evolved into a league that values the 3-point shot more than ever.
The Heat have some catching up to do in that department, though. Miami finished last season ranked 27th in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage at 33.6 percent.
How can the Heat improve their 3-point shooting this offseason? Here are five players set to become free agents in July who can help Miami. Continue reading “Five free agents who can improve Miami Heat’s 3-point shooting”
The Heat aren’t necessarily free of Nic Batum yet.
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As if the Hornets weren’t reeling enough after losing the first two games of this playoff series to the Heat by a combined 44 points, they head toward Saturday’s Game 3 in Charlotte without second-leading scorer Nicolas Batum. He exited Game 2 after a left foot injury early in the fourth quarter when he landed on Justise Winslow’s foot and could not make it to the locker room without help.
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