Miami Heat Make Strengthening Frontcourt a Priority During Free Agency

By adding P.J. Tucker, Markieff Morris, the Heat feel they have improved up front
Miami Heat Make Strengthening Frontcourt a Priority During Free Agency
Miami Heat Make Strengthening Frontcourt a Priority During Free Agency /

The Miami Heat will have a completely different look in the frontcourt this season. 

They may have some of their young talent but feel the moves will help them become a contender in the Eastern Conference. 

Gone are forwards Trevor Ariza, who returned to the Los Angeles Lakers and Precious Achiuwa, who was sent to the Toronto Raptors in the Kyle Lowry trade. Center Nemanja Bjelica also joined the Golden State Warriors. They were replaced by P.J. Tucker, Markieff Morris, both acquired in free agency. 

They also re-signed center Dewayne Dedmon.  

Even though Ariza started in the postseason, his loss is less significant than Achiuwa. He was considered among the building blocks after the Heat chose him in the first round of last year's NBA draft. What the Heat get with Tucker and Morris is experience.  Both have won NBA championships, with Tucker winning this season with the Milwaukee Bucks and Morris as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. 

The Heat should have a strong healthy frontcourt rotation, pairing the new additions with Dedmon and center Bam Adebayo. 

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Shandel Richardson
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