There likely won’t be many, if any days, this season when Kasparas Jakucionis will have the opportunity to be the leading man for the Miami Heat. Thursday at the Las Vegas NBA Summer League, was one that came practically by default.

A league source told Hoopswire about the Heat's level of interest in Damian Lillard before his decision to return to the Trail Blazers.

According to Sam Amico, the Miami Heat were apparently not interested in signing 13-year veteran Damian Lillard, who was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks and signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.

And now, as the league begins a partnership with two streaming services, watching Heat games might again become a bit more expensive this season, depending on the whims of the league and multiple rights-holders, and also depending on whether you currently subscribe to two major streaming services.

The Miami Heat were not interested in signing Damian Lillard, a league source told Hoops Wire.  When Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers in 2023, he wanted to get traded to the Heat.

Beal recently took to Instagram to post a very simple farewell message to Suns fans, dropping a peace sign emoji as the caption, which some fellow NBA players in the comment section found hilarious (per NBACentral on X, formerly Twitter). “Aye man,” wrote newly signed Orlando Magic guard Tyus Jones.

Like most of summer league, the results were mixed for the 19-year-old Jakucionis in the Heat’s 108-88 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday at the Pavilion on UNLV’s campus to drop to 1-3 in Las Vegas Summer League.

Ray Allen’s clutch Game 6 three-pointer kept the Heat alive, securing Miami’s legacy with one of the NBA’s greatest shots.

January and February 2026 have the potential to change the next half decade for the Miami Heat. The Heat's roster is in limbo as it stands with their three All-

Spoelstra is also looking into the Heat’s in-game collapses, as Miami blew a double-digit lead in a league-leading 22 losses last regular season. The Heat also wasted a fourth-quarter lead in a league-leading 21 losses last regular season.