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While the Miami Heat’s future isn’t set in stone regarding their ability to return the franchise to the high standards they strive for, there are several upcoming obstacles they will have to address.
On the Bill Simmons Podcast, he discussed with Ryan Russillo the dangers of the Heat’s first-round draft assets for 2027 and Tyler Herro’s pending $50 million max contract extension. Both can hinder their ability to continue building their young core and pursue another star player.
“The alarming thing is their 2027 first goes to Charlotte, and that’s just unprotected,” Simmons said. “That makes me nervous. And I think what really makes me nervous with this roster is if they pay Herro, I’m not sure how you get to the late 2020s with a move.”
Bam Adebayo may be an even more concerning situation for the Heat. Despite consistently finishing among the top five for Defensive Player of the Year voting, the multiple-time All-Star’s inconsistent offensive production has limited his ceiling as the best player on a team. Combined with potentially paying Herro, the Heat will need a significant leap in production from one of them to make their contracts worth it.
“As much as I like Bam, there’s probably a conversation about him being $51, $55, and $60 million,” Russillo said. “Is he that guy? And that’s where the Herro extension seems even nastier because I probably like Herro more now than I ever have. I think the shot-making is that special, but it’s pretty one-dimensional, and if there’s not somebody else to hide him defensively, it’s a disaster.”
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Kentucky drew 11 walks, took seven hit by pitch and found a way to do just enough to outlast a Miami University team with a strong offense, registering a 14-11 victory in front of 3,733 fans enjoying the 80 degree weather at Kentucky Proud Park.
Kentucky now is 22-6 overall and 5-4 in the Southeastern Conference.
Four different players drove in multiple runs, five had multiple hits and five drew a hit by pitch as the No. 22 Wildcats figured out a way to claim their 22nd victory of the season. The Cats erased deficits of 3-1 and 10-7 along the way with three more innings of at least three runs scored, including a six-run fourth inning.
Hudson Brown, Carson Hansen and Will Marcy each drove in three runs, Ethan Hindle reached base in five plate appearances without logging a single official at bat, Jayce Tharnish swiped his 19th base and Luke Lawrence extended his reached base streak to 33 games.
On the flip side, the UK pitching staff did not have its best outing but Nile Adcock was sensational in pitching the final 2.2 innings. He escaped a bases loaded situation in the seventh inning but striking out a pair of hitters on six total pitches after entering the game and earned his second win.
NOTES
- Kentucky is 22-6 on the season, 5-4 in SEC play.
- UK is 140-68 since the beginning of 2023.
- UK Coach Nick Mingione is in his 10th season at the helm and now owns a 315-198 career record.
- Mingione is the second-winningest coach in school history.
- Mingione is 186-54 in non-conference games.
- He is 165-25 vs. non-Power Four opponents.
- UK is 126-49 in the month of March under Coach Mingione.
- Mingione now is 8-0 vs. Miami.
- Mingione is 21-5 vs. teams from the state of Ohio.
- The Cats drew 10+ walks for the third time in the past five games.
- UK was hit by seven pitches.
- The Cats scored three runs or more three times.
- They now have scored at least three runs in an inning 32 times this season.
- IF Luke Lawrence has reached safely in 33 consecutive games.
- OF Jayce Tharnish went 2-for-4 with 3 R, RBI, BB, HBP, SB.
- Tharnish now is 19-of-20 on the season in stolen bases.
- That ties for the 6th most in the Mingione Era in a season.
- IF Ethan Hindle had five plate appearances without an official at bat.
- Hindle went 0-for-0 with three walks, two HBP, three runs, an RBI and a steal.
- IF Hudson Brown went 2-for-3 with a run, 3 RBI, 2B, HBP, BB, SF.
- He has 12 multi-hit games this season.
- OF Will Marcy went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI, 2B and BB.
- It was his second extra base hit in two injury-riddled years with the Cats.
- It’s a career high in RBI.
- OF Carson Hansen had a two-run HR and RBI single.
- RHP Nile Adcock got the win.
- He allowed one run in 2.2 innings.
- He entered in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and struck out two batters on six pitches to end the threat.
- Tharnish now is 19-of-20 on the season in stolen bases.
ON DECK
UK hosts Missouri this weekend beginning Friday night at 6:30 p.m. ET. The game is on SECN+ and the contest can be heard on UK Sports Network.
President Donald Trump on Monday teased the plans for his presidential library in Miami.
Trump posted a video on Truth Social that shows a tall, glass building with a large needle on top. The building has his last name in gold lettering across its facade, an American flag hanging down the middle and a presidential plane displayed on the first floor. (A Boeing 747 given to Trump by the Qatari government is set to be displayed in his presidential library once he leaves office.)
The size of the proposed building dwarfs the nearby Freedom Tower, a downtown Miami landmark that carries special significance to Cuban immigrants in Florida — a key demographic that helped Trump win historically blue Miami-Dade County in 2024.
The video also shows replicas from Trump’s time in the White House, including the Oval Office, the West Colonnade featuring his so-called presidential walk of fame and his anticipated ballroom.
The presidential library will be designed by the Miami-based architecture and engineering firm Bermello Ajamil.
The site of the library — a prime piece of Miami real estate that borders the city’s waterfront — is a nearly 3-acre property valued at more than $67 million. The parcel became the source of a legal battle last fall after a federal judge paused the transfer of the land from a local college to the state. The judge ultimately threw out the case in December and allowed the transfer to continue.
The proposed site is not far from Trump National Doral, a resort owned by Trump’s family business.
In his Truth Social post sharing the video, Trump also included a link where people can donate to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation Inc.
Jon-Eric Sullivan — new Miami Dolphins general manager — has been busy acquiring a war chest of draft picks for the 2026 NFL Draft. The team currently has 11 picks in April’s selection process — including two first rounders and four third round picks.
While the team has plenty of holes in their roster that desperately need to be filled, could Sullivan’s stockpiling of picks have been conducted with the idea that the Dolphins want to move up in the first round of the draft in order to land an elite prospect?
Yesterday, Washington Commanders beat writer, Josh Taylor, dropped an interesting social media post where he said that he’s heard from two separate sources that the Dolphins and Commanders are in talks about a trade that would see Washington trade back from pick #7 in the first round in order for Miami to move up from pick #11.
Again, with Miami needing to upgrade at so many positions, it’s hard to guess which player the team might be targeting, but safety Caleb Downs, offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa, linebacker Sonny Styles, defensive linemen Rueben Bain and David Bailey are just some of the names that the Dolphins could be interested in.
Of course, as Taylor states, these whispers could remain just that — whispers.
With the Dolphins in full-on rebuilding mode, the team needs to bring in as many young, talented players as possible. Trading away draft picks instead of adding more would not help them to accomplish that goal. However, with the 2026 NFL Draft kicking off in less than a month, we won’t have to wait long to discover what Sullivan’s ultimate plan for his first draft as Dolphins general manager ultimately ends up being.
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