James Johnson Archives

5 intriguing Miami Heat lineups for the 2017-18 season

Josh BaumgardOctober 16, 2017

The Miami Heat, despite lacking that whale superstar regarded among the league's top 10 to 15 players, has a couple of intriguing weapons going for them this se...

8 Miami Heat free agent targets of the non-whale variety

Josh BaumgardJune 3, 2017

It's a huge summer for Pat Riley and the Miami Heat, as they can carve out in excess of $40 million in cap space if desired. Before the playoffs began, we st...

Could the Miami Heat land Paul George and Gordon Hayward?

Josh BaumgardMay 19, 2017

If the NBA Playoffs have taught us anything thus far, it's that LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have a ferocious headlock on the Eastern Conference (si...

James Johnson will get bigger offers than you think

Josh BaumgardApril 13, 2017

The Miami Heat has some huge roster decisions looming, with impending free agent James Johnson among them. They'll have to decide whether it's wise to give m...

Be the Ball Podcast (Ep 5): Alf

Slice Miami StaffMarch 30, 2017

Each episode of the Be the Ball Podcast with Josh Baumgard will feature a guest connected to Miami sports or culture. Subscribe on iTunes and follow it on Twitt...

10 observations from James Johnson’s murderous dunk

Josh BaumgardMarch 29, 2017

By now even the most casual NBA fans have witnessed the dunk of the Miami Heat's season, a ferocious crusher unleashed by James Johnson in the fourth quarter of...

In loving memory of Marcus Morris

Willie BeamenMarch 29, 2017

Marcus David Morris passed away suddenly in the Palace of Auburn Hills on the evening of March 28 at the hands of Miami Heat forward James Patrick Johnson. H...

The Miami Heat’s 10 baddest dudes in franchise history

Josh BaumgardMarch 24, 2017

While the NBA is nowhere near as mean today as it was in the past, the Miami Heat has two of the baddest dudes in the Association on its roster in Udonis Hasl...

Simmons on Miami Heat: ‘They are a threat to Cleveland in Round 1’

Josh BaumgardMarch 18, 2017

The Miami Heat is slowly attracting great praise among the bigger names in the national media, with The Ringer's Bill Simmons and ESPN's Zach Lowe now among the...

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The 2017 Miami Heat trade value rankings

Josh BaumgardFebruary 22, 2017

This column’s premise, ranking the Miami Heat by trade value, is ripped off the one Bill Simmons created on ESPN and carried over to Grantland. Salaries matter....