than they’ve been with Adebayo on the floor without the rookie (minus-2.1 per 100)." The Heat have slid to No. 9 in the Eastern Conference, still hanging on to a Play-In Tournament nod.

So if the Heat do not make the 16-team playoff field (in essence by failing to advance out of the play-in tournament), the Heat would wind up with a 2025 pick in the first 14. In a year with a ...