Insider drops HUGE Heat report...

A NBA insider just revealed a major report surrounding this Miami Heat team but There appears to be pushback. I'm here to break down brand new reports from Jake Fisher and Bleacher Report tying this Heat organization to a scoring forward that could absolutely be a huge, huge bonus to this Miami Heat organization and possibly exactly what they're looking for to push them over the edge as they appear to be very stagnant and underwhelming, to say the absolute least, to start this NBA season. I'm here to break down Kevin Porter Jr. and the quotes from Jake Fisher as well as Bleacher Report tying him to this Heat team, how he could be the difference this Heat organization desperately needs and why he may be so... So needed in the sense of who is under who's underplaying, who's been underwhelming specifically that has really opened the door to this conversation. We'll break down all of that on this episode of Heat Digest. So let's not waste any time and get right to it. Breaking down the report, the first one from Jake Fisher and how he. Broke the news and really highlighted how he may be, he being Kevin Porter Jr., may be connected to this Miami Heat team. So let's start with the quote that really got it all going from earlier today, November 8th. If not for Miami's stark lack of financial flexibility, Porter probably makes the most sense for the 3-6 Heat. They are now 4-6 after the win over the Sacramento Kings. But he would go on to say, Not only do they badly need more playmaking and on-ball creation, but the former Bucks guard has plenty of familiarity with Giannis. Porter and Antetokounmpo played 48 games together during the past two seasons with the Bucks. When Porter Jr. and Giannis shared the floor in 25-26, they had a net rating of 7.8 points per possession. In 24 and 25, it was 21.3 points per 100 possessions across 268 minutes. Now, that wasn't the only report we continued to learn from Jake Fisher, that the Trailblazers, the Heat, the Kings, the Nuggets all have interest in Kevin Porter Jr., and then we got this report from Bleacher Report. The need for one is especially urgent so long as Tim Hardaway Jr. and Andrew Wiggins are struggling to torch twine. If you guys don't know, Kevin Porter Jr. was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks earlier in the month of October, which leaves you to believe, well, he is a free agent, the Heat could go out there and sign him without making a trade in order to actually get him on this Heat team, and the actual report from Jake Fisher seems very interesting and intriguing to say the least, but then... A more credible source, specifically surrounding this Heat team and Greg Sylvander, went on to tweet, I'm here to report that the Heat are not interested in Kevin Porter Jr. So Greg immediately shuts down the ideas that were presented by not only Bleacher Report, but as well, and more specifically, Jake Fisher, as it seems like. Greg is definitely the more credible source when talking about this Miami Heat team specifically and he shuts down the idea that the Heat would be even remotely in on Kevin Porter Jr. But let me break down why this wouldn't be a bad idea. Now first things first the cap room the Heat have very little if any at 2.8 million dollars remaining before they exceed the first apron and 15.5 million remaining. Before they approach the second apron, they are not in a position to spend much money, if any money at all, especially at this stage, without making a trade and opening up more cap room on this current roster. But this leads to the conversation at hand. The Heat need more from Andrew Wiggins and Tim Hardaway, to say the absolute least, as if these two guys were producing at any level, this would not be a conversation. It really wouldn't. If Wiggins was giving this Heat team anywhere from 16 to 18 points, playing good defense on both the perimeter and inside the three-point line. This would not be a conversation we would need to have, and if Tim Hardaway Jr. was playing the role of a Klay Thompson off the bench where he was hitting his open three-point shots, he was playing hard on the defensive end of the floor, again, this would be irrelevant, and this Heat team would probably be exponentially better than how they currently sit, not only in the Eastern Conference specifically, but the league as a whole. But up to this point in the year, Andrew Wiggins has been disgustingly underwhelming. Eight points, three boards, one and a half assists, shooting 49% from the field, and only shooting 31.7% from behind the three-point line. He's not making his open threes. He's not scoring at a high efficiency, and he's shooting sub-70% from the free-throw line while playing very mediocre, especially to his standards on the defensive end. If you look at the underlying metrics and the actual points scored over his last handful of games. It has just not been up to the level everyone expected from Wiggins, but also the efficiency's down, the consistency's not there, and Andrew Wiggins just signed an extension with this Heat team. And rather than opting out of the deal that he was in, he opted into that $30 million price tag and then signed that extension at $16.5 million for the next, what, two seasons with a player option in the third? It's just not a good situation with Andrew Wiggins and this Heat team. And then for Tim Hardaway, the numbers are even worse and more underwhelming than for Andrew Wiggins. Across the board, the numbers are down. He's not even playing at this point through the last two or three games for this Heat team because of his inabilities on the floor, not only offensively, but as well as defensively. And he was the first signing of the offseason for this Heat team. Yes, he only signed a one-year deal, but he was still the first acquisition by this Heat team. He's wearing Tim Hardaway Sr.'s number in Miami, and he is doing nothing. For this Heat team in any form, offensively, defensively, it's just not working. Now, who is Kevin Porter and what would he bring to this Heat team? He would be another offensive weapon. And does he have to play in the starting unit? Absolutely not. But he could be a guy coming off the bench for this Heat team that could be substantial and the focal point of the second unit for this Heat organization that they desperately need. 17 and a half points, five boards, seven and a half assists. As a bigger guard, someone that can also play the forward position with the length, the athleticism, and the overall abilities across the floor. No, he can't shoot the three ball all that well, but he can drive, he can kick it out, he can find the open shooter, he can finish at the rim amongst contact, and he is really a good option. He has killed this Heat team in the past, dating back to last season, when the Bucks gave this Heat team problems without Giannis Antetokounmpo, because Kevin Porter Jr. and others were leading the way, but specifically Porter, as he just got the job done time and time again. If you look at the overall numbers between when he played with Giannis compared to when he didn't play with Giannis, they're drastic. With Giannis, 13.7 assists, 5 rebounds. Without Giannis, 21.5 points, 8.5 assists, and nearly 6 rebounds per game, while shooting 33% from behind the 3-point line with nearly 58% true shooting percentages. Overall, yeah, the usage rate went up almost 10 points, but the overall numbers across the board also went up. Plugging him into Miami, if you can go out and get him for a very, very minimal contract, would not be a bad option, or at least it doesn't seem to be a bad option. Is it going to happen? I doubt it, but I wouldn't mind this if Miami went out and got a substantial piece to fill the role of someone like Andrew Wiggins, who has been extremely underwhelming. But put him in the second unit and allow him to be the focal point offensively, playing off of guys like Larson, Wiggins, possibly Fontecchio. Ryan Conwell and various others just add another layer of scoring another threat that can also facilitate the basketball and initiate the offense. I really would not be opposed to this idea. Let me know down below. How do you guys feel about this? Do you think that Miami should absolutely prioritize going after another shot creator as well as someone that maintains the offensive abilities to score at will themselves, especially in that second unit when guys like Bam and Giannis and Devion Mitchell are not on the floor. Do you think the risk outweighs the actual reward and fit in Miami? Let me know down below your thoughts and opinions on all of this, and I will see you guys on the next episode of Heat Digest.