Miami Heat Fans Open Donovan Mitchell Conversations After Postgame Interaction

One of the headlines of the Miami Heat-Cleveland Cavaliers game was the Heat’s reunion with sharpshooter Max Strus. But some fans revisited the Donovan Mitchell trade conversations that dominated the 2022 offseason.

Mitchell was Miami's top target as the organization searched for a No.2 scorer to Jimmy Butler. The Heat fell short of the 2022 Finals due to a lack of offensive production outside Butler. Every sign pointed to Miami getting Mitchell, but the conversations fell short and the former Utah Jazz star was traded to the Cavaliers.

A few Heat fans revisited the possibility of Mitchell in Miami.

All I see is Donovan Mitchell hanging out with the Heat gang
— JD the Heat lifer🔥 (@kql5398) November 23, 2023

One user even compared it to Victor Oladipo dapping up the Heat players after one of his matchups when he was still an Indiana Pacer. Oladipo eventually ended up in Miami, and people referred to this meeting as them building chemistry early.

Donovan Mitchell lookin a lot like Indy Dipo in this video https://t.co/Guz1w6AClg
— HEAT Miser 🔥 (@TheeHEATMiser) November 23, 2023

By now, Heat fans should learn to not aspire for superstar players. Then again, it could all be jokes and speculation.

The main catalyst fueling the Mitchell to Miami speculations was his frustration with the Jazz. He's had relative success in Cleveland, even with their underwhelming postseason against the New York Knicks. The Heat also don't have much to offer to Cleveland, if the Cavaliers would even entertain a deal.

We lost strus but we’ll get Spida soon
— Dami (@KingDami5299) November 23, 2023

Miami will seemingly always be in conversations to get other star players. Thankfully, their current team doesn't look like they need to make a big acquisition.

That is...until they blow a big lead or lose to a top contender. Then, Heat fans will be calling for an star-caliber player to save their team.

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.

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