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How Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson will help the Heat maintain identity

The Miami Heat are officially beginning their next chapter as they adjust to life without Jimmy Butler. Andrew Wiggins The 2022 NBA champion joins the Heat with a proven playoff pedigree, 7-foot wingspan and reputation as one of the league’s more impactful 3-and-D wings on a given night. Wiggins is confident in adapting to any team’s style, especially joining a Heat coach staff routinely focused on maximizing any player within its reach, whether it’s an established star, lottery pick or undrafted player. GO DEEPER Heat Today: Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro lead Miami's post-Jimmy Butler chapter “In watching his career, I know that a guy that picks up 94 feet, when we’re always talking about a guy being a Heat guy, he very much fits that mold,” Love said about Mitchell on Sunday. It’s a luxury to have a guy like that.” Like Wiggins, Mitchell can also add key tools to Miami’s offense, given his comfort with being on the ball and creating for others.

New York Times

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