{"id":313845,"date":"2026-06-20T04:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/313845\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T04:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:07:12","slug":"miami-heat-to-host-draft-party-on-june-23-hot-hot-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/313845\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat to host draft party on June 23 &#8211; Hot Hot Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nba-draft-logo-primary-2026-305235412026.png\" alt=\"NBA Draft Miami Heat\" class=\"wp-image-16477\"  \/>(Mandatory Credit: NBA)<\/p>\n<p>As the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes begin to HEAT up (pun intended), the 2026 NBA Draft, which is now four days away, has rightfully taken a backseat. <\/p>\n<p>In fairness, that\u2019s when Bucks owner Jimmy Haslam set a deadline for a deal to be materialized. And the Miami Heat are eminently in the race for the two-time MVP.<\/p>\n<p>However, while they are widely expected to deal their No. 13 overall selection in next Tuesday\u2019s draft, should a trade occur this weekend, their annual draft party is still on. The party is expected to be on Tuesday, June 23, at 7 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Miami HEAT will host a free 2026 NBA Draft Party at Kaseya Center,\u201d the Heat said in a release. \u201cFans can enjoy an exciting Draft Night experience with immersive activities across the arena bowl. The first 1,000 fans to enter will receive a commemorative HEAT scarf courtesy of Ticketmaster. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe event also features a pop-up HEAT Store, special giveaways, photo opportunities, and more. The evening will also give fans the chance to watch as the HEAT makes its selection with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Heat also own the No. 41 pick in next week\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n<p>Now, while we know the top-25 of this class is rich with talent, we know nobody wants to see the Heat picking for themselves in next week\u2019s draft. If they do, we know the likely implications as it pertains to Giannis Antetokounmpo. <\/p>\n<p>Either way, because of the league\u2019s silly moratorium, they will be drafting \u2014 for either them or Milwaukee. And they will have their annual party for fans to indulge \u2026 though if Antetokounmpo is anything but a member of the Heat, there will be pandemonium.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>To check out our other content, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hothothoops.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter\/X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hothothoops?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hothothoops?fbclid=PAAaZK-uxa3cMPUQcM2z6aGmK3faJ-G1R7YKtEOcPJNPO4VwfOvw1epBIoCyk_aem_Ad_aZ7zQwWkfVN5rHfd0UkIWrYEnU4j4Ulz0SRK__Qt1738L-NeQ3cZC5voFks7V6K8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Check out Hot Hot Hoops on Facebook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1GUQbKhsRp\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hothothoops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Mandatory Credit: NBA) As the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes begin to HEAT up (pun intended), the 2026 NBA Draft,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309080,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-313845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}