{"id":66200,"date":"2025-08-13T09:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66200\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T09:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:35:07","slug":"nba-scout-fires-harsh-assessment-of-heat-andrew-wiggins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66200\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA scout fires harsh assessment of Heat, Andrew Wiggins"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post NBA scout fires harsh assessment of Heat, Andrew Wiggins<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Miami Heat<\/a> endured a turbulent campaign last season due to the whole drama surrounding Jimmy Butler. Entering their first full year without the mercurial veteran, the Heat are looking to solely focus on basketball.<\/p>\n

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The Heat didn\u2019t make a lot of big moves in the offseason<\/a>, with Norman Powell and Simone Fontecchio as the only notable additions. The team retained the core of Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Andrew Wiggins<\/a>, with Kel\u2019el Ware aiming to build on his impressive rookie season.<\/p>\n

While there\u2019s renewed optimism in South Beach, a longtime scout from the Eastern Conference didn\u2019t give a rosy review<\/a> of the Heat ahead of the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s start with who\u2019s better. I see six teams, for sure: New York, Cleveland, Orlando, Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee. Philadelphia is better if they\u2019re healthy. So I would say the Heat\u2019s a solid play-in team,\u201d said the anonymous official, as quoted in a report from Miami Herald\u2019s Barry Jackson.<\/p>\n

He praised Adebayo, Herro, and Powell, but didn\u2019t hold back on Wiggins, who will play his first full season in Miami after being part of the midseason trade with the Golden State Warriors for Butler.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s around a .500 team. If they won 45, it would be a great year. They\u2019re not bad, but they\u2019re not good. Chicago is mediocre. The Heat are maybe a little better than mediocre. They have three very good NBA players with Adebayo, Herro, and Powell. We\u2019ll see about Ware. Andrew Wiggins is meh at this point,\u201d added the NBA scout.<\/p>\n

In 17 games for the Heat, Wiggins averaged all-around numbers of 19.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.0 blocks.<\/p>\n

Even though he hasn\u2019t regained the form that made him an All-Star and champion in 2022, he remains a key piece in Miami. When fully engaged, he\u2019s a solid two-way player who can also provide intangibles. Wiggins, however, has also been linked to trade rumors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Heat were booted out in the first round of the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.<\/p>\n

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