The Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo-Jimmy Butler combination has led to three Eastern Conference finals berths and two NBA Finals appearances in five seasons. The issue is that it has yet to win an NBA championship. This season, the Heat’s injuries contributed to an early first-round playoff loss at the hands of the top-seeded Boston Celtics. It is the Heat’s second elimination in the first round of the playoffs during this otherwise remarkable five-year span 
“This five-year window, we’ve been pretty successful,” Heat president Pat Riley said this week during his season-ending press conference. “We haven’t won the championship and I think that bothers everybody. But our organization is not about rebuilding. I’ll never use the word. We’ll re-tool as if we’re rebuilding to try to make it better. We’ve always done that.” So, what’s next for the Heat this offseason? Here’s where things stand with the 18 players who ended the season on Miami’s roster:
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) reacts after scoring against the Boston Celtics in the first half of Game 4 of an NBA first-round playoff series on Monday, April 29, 2024, at the Kaseya Center in Miami. MATIAS J. OCNER, mocner@miamiherald.com.
