Anthony Chiang

Miami Heat reporter for @MiamiHerald. Made in Dade. Cuban-American. Cuban coffee connoisseur. UF grad. [email protected]

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This is pretty cool.

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Incredible touch for tonight’s opener. Everyone gets a free T-Shirt presented by Ticketmaster

And the shirts display 305 across the lower bowl 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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The Bam Adebayo influence? Erik Spoelstra believes in it. "That intrigued Giannis" https://t.co/LlUzwAkUGZ Giannis: "I love playing with Bam. I just love interacting with him. ... His personality is familiar to me. I love being around him. I love playing with him."

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@Brendan_Tobin What are you trying to say?

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NEW: The Bam Adebayo influence? Erik Spoelstra believes in it. "That intrigued Giannis" https://t.co/LlUzwAkmRr Giannis: "I love playing with Bam. I just love interacting with him. ... His personality is familiar to me. I love being around him. I love playing with him."

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With center Nick Richards still on the Heat's roster, his full $3.1 million salary for this season is now guaranteed.

Happy Heat opening night!

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On eve of opener, Giannis Antetokounmpo "excited to get this journey started" with Heat https://t.co/5ndEzj7LVM Giannis: "Teammates, team, system, weather, city, fans, I feel good.”

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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has been intentional in building player-coach relationship with Giannis: "You can’t force it" https://t.co/GZz7Y19rxm "We’ll have to go through some stuff to really get to know each other. I cherish those opportunities.”

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A reminder that Heat center Nick Richards' full $3.1 million salary for this season becomes guaranteed if he's on the roster past 11:59 p.m. today.

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Heat listed Vlad Goldin (right ankle sprain) as questionable for tomorrow's opener.

The rest of the Heat's roster is expected to be available.

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NEW: On eve of opener, Giannis Antetokounmpo "excited to get this journey started" with Heat https://t.co/5ndEzj7LVM Giannis: "Teammates, team, system, weather, city, fans, I feel good.”

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Erik Spoelstra has coached plenty of stars over the years, and he's learned different lessons from each experience. Now, he's applying those lessons in building the relationship with Giannis https://t.co/GZz7Y18THO That process began with a trip to Greece

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Erik Spoelstra on offseason trip to Greece: “I was interested about him and his background. And to be honest, I just wanted to see that gym of where he played and where he started the dream of chasing something big in this beautiful game of basketball."

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NEW: Erik Spoelstra has coached plenty of stars over the years, and he's learned different lessons from each experience. Now, he's applying those lessons in building the relationship with Giannis https://t.co/OaDNxkVYxC That process began with a trip to Greece to get to know Giannis at a deeper level this summer

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NEW: Erik Spoelstra has coached plenty of stars over the years, and he's learned different lessons from each experience. Now, he's applying those lessons in building the relationship with Giannis https://t.co/OaDNxkVYxC That process began with a trip to Greece to get to know Giannis at a deeper level this summer

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Heat has big goals on defense after adding Giannis: "The goal is to be No. 1 in defense" https://t.co/Ldz8JcpXh7 The Heat hasn't finished with a top-three defensive rating since the 1996-97 season

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Heat’s Ryan Conwell makes strong preseason case for rotation spot https://t.co/xSqF4eOkVd Bam Adebayo: "He’s not playing like a rookie"

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NEW: Heat has big goals on defense after adding Giannis: "The goal is to be No. 1 in defense" https://t.co/Ldz8JcpXh7 The Heat hasn't finished with a top-three defensive rating since the 1996-97 season

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Every Heat player practiced today. The first injury report for opening night will be released tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.

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There were plenty of encouraging takeaways from the new-look Heat's preseason. But there was one big revelation: Rookie Ryan Conwell may be ready for playing time earlier than some expected https://t.co/xSqF4eNN5F "He’s not playing like a rookie.”

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NEW: There were plenty of encouraging takeaways from the new-look Heat's preseason. But there was one big revelation: Rookie Ryan Conwell may be ready for playing time earlier than some expected https://t.co/xSqF4eOkVd "He’s not playing like a rookie.”

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Heat (and Klay Thompson) not worried Thompson’s preseason shooting numbers: "The shots will fall" https://t.co/KAAa67AWvd Also, updates on Bam Adebayo, Pelle Larsson and Dru Smith