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Miami Heat Linked With Giannis Just Because It's Been That Way With Superstars Since LeBron In 2010

It's becoming commonplace for the Miami Heat to be linked with signing superstar players. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the latest
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Miami Heat Linked With Giannis Just Because It's Been That Way With Superstars Since LeBron In 2010
Miami Heat Linked With Giannis Just Because It's Been That Way With Superstars Since LeBron In 2010

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The Miami Heat are always considered among the frontrunners every time an NBA superstar is considered available via free agency or trade. 

It's happened with Russell Westbrook, Bradley Beal, John Wall, Damian Lillard, Jimmy Butler and now Giannis Antetokounmpo. You might as well call it the LeBron James effect because the Heat became among the preferred destinations once they signed James and Chris Bosh in 2010. 

With speculation of Antekounmpo possibly wanting to leave the Milwaukee Bucks, ESPN's Zach Lowe and Ramona Shelburne debated some potential landing spots.

Naturally, Miami was on the short list. 

“Miami I’ve got," Lowe said on his "Lowe Post" podcast. "It’s just a matter of the same issue they’re facing with Dame right now. Their package is not super-duper enticing."

So why is Miami even in the discussion? Because it's Miami. There's the weather. There's no state taxes. There's the championships. And there's Pat Riley. 

“The Knicks and Lakers pop to the front of my mind," Shelburne said. "And then, of course, you have to bring up the Miami Heat. That’s the team whenever there’s a star that may become available, you have to bring up Miami."

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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