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Miami Heat In Much Better Place Than Sweating Out Victor Wembanyama Sweepstakes, Won By San Antonio Spurs

The Miami Heat are awaiting the Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference finals while rest of the NBA world was caught up in Victor Wembanyama mania

Shandel Richardson

Miami Heat In Much Better Place Than Sweating Out Victor Wembanyama Sweepstakes, Won By San Antonio Spurs
Miami Heat In Much Better Place Than Sweating Out Victor Wembanyama Sweepstakes, Won By San Antonio Spurs /
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A few months ago, Miami Heat fans were clamoring for their team to tank instead of make the playoffs so they could have a shot at landing the No. 1 pick and draft Victor Wembanyama. 

The Heat ended those hopes by making the play-in tournament and have since advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. On Tuesday, they were preparing for the Boston Celtics while the rest of the NBA world waited for the San Antonio Spurs to win the No. 1 pick in the lottery. It means the Heat have to face Wembanyama twice next season. 

The 7-foot-2 Wembanyama is considered the best NBA prospect since LeBron James in 2003. Most analysts call him a generational player. He was so talented the league live-streamed many of his G League games, so fans could witness his ability. 

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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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