The Heat have not played a game yet, but training camp opens with five players day-to-day, including Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo. Miami's preseason runs October 3 to 14 before the regular season opens October 21 against Minnesota.
Five On The Log
Giannis Antetokounmpo (left knee), Bam Adebayo (back), Trevor Keels (right knee), Ryan Conwell (hip) and Myron Gardner (left ankle) are all day-to-day, each targeted to return October 1, four days after the preseason opener in Toronto.
Camp To Opener
Miami opens exhibition play October 3 at Toronto, then hosts New Orleans, Minnesota and Brooklyn at home before October 14. The regular season begins October 21 against the Timberwolves on ESPN.
The Number
$208.3 million. That is Miami's payroll before camp, over the $200.4 million tax line, with Giannis' $58.5 million and Adebayo's $49.8 million the two anchor figures. Draft-pick flexibility is thin too: Miami's 2027 and 2028 firsts are both conditional to Charlotte.
Front Office Exit
Assistant GM Eric Amsler is gone to the Lakers, thinning a front office Erik Spoelstra has relied on for years to develop young talent like Pelle Larsson and Nikola Jović.
Bottom Line
Spoelstra has three weeks to get a five-man injury report cleared before Miami plays a preseason minute. Camp discipline, not roster noise, decides whether Giannis and Adebayo are full speed by October 21.
Will Giannis Antetokounmpo be ready for the season opener?
He is listed day-to-day for a left knee, targeted to return October 1, well before the October 21 opener against Minnesota.
When does the Heat regular season start?
The regular season opens October 21 at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves, broadcast on ESPN.