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Former Heat champion gets candid about the Heat's pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo

Inside The Heat·Mateo Mayorga·19 days ago
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The Miami Heat are all in on Giannis Antetokounmpo. There aren’t many questions about fit even with him not being a dependable 3-point shooter and his teams not going past round two following their 2021 championship. Yet Heat alumni Gary Payton is skeptical about the deal. Even if the committee is rigid and doesn’t care what anyone thinks, it doesn’t mean there isn’t wisdom in an outside voice. The Greek Freak may have diminished value because the next year on his deal is essentially expiring until he decides to commit, but he won’t come cheap. Payton sees the team building around one person if a deal were to be made, and said he doesn't “know how that’ll work,” in an interview with Canada Sports Bettings' DJ Siddiqi. To Payton’s credit, the playoffs are showing how teams need quality depth to go far. If the team had to include Bam Adebayo to acquire him, which Payton suggested, there wouldn’t be much left over in Miami.…

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