The Latest Breaking News from Bam Adebayo

The longtime Trail Blazers star could potentially be drawn to Miami because of one player.

At 20 and with just 15 games of regular-season experience, it remains a stretch to call Miami Heat 2022 first-round pick Nikola Jovic large and in charge.

MIAMI — If all of the indications prove right, Miami Heat president and potentate Pat Riley is, at age 78, about to score what would feel like the last hurrah of an epic NBA career. It would also afford him a final, resounding I-told-you-so, even though he would never tell…

Miami is feverishly working to acquire the seven-time All-Star from Portland.

Go for it. Get him. Whatever must be negotiated, however much is to be paid, the Miami Heat have to go all-in after Damian Lillard now that he told the Portland Trail Blazers he wants to be traded.

MIAMI — For the Miami Heat, the second day of NBA free agency on Saturday became a case of a player lost ... and the potential for landing a superstar.

The star guard leaving the Trail Blazers was not only predestined, but the best thing for both sides.

MIAMI — The Miami Heat have opted to bypass extending a qualifying offer to Omer Yurtseven, making the second-year center an unrestricted free agent.

MIAMI — By week’s end, a pair of NBA Finals starters for the Miami Heat might be former members of the Miami Heat.

If the veteran point guard requests a trade from the Trail Blazers, he reportedly already has an eye on a potential destination.

Portland is reportedly interested in pairing its star point guard with Miami’s defensive centerpiece.