MIA finished 43-39 (0.524) with 0 playoff game(s). Its governed core had 12 players and a rotation-weighted age of 26.9. The team had 1 critical/structural basketball problem(s), 0 future pick-control row(s), and 41.7% future core salary schedule coverage. This describes the planning position; it does not recommend a direction.
Re-signed to a two-way slot. Reconciled from a dated index row carrying a cited transaction source. | Exact event and roster-action lineage promoted by nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825.
Undrafted player signed to a two-way slot. Reconciled from a dated index row carrying a cited transaction source. | Identity resolved to a source-backed provisional person in nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825; stable external identifier remains a separate enrichment field. | Exact event and roster-action lineage promoted by nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825.
| Player | Injury | Body part | Out | Returned | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell | right thumb sprain | thumb | Dec 20, 2025 → Dec 21, 2025 | Dec 21, 2025 | — |
| Andrew Wiggins | back pain | back | Dec 19, 2025 → Dec 21, 2025 | Dec 21, 2025 | — |
| Nikola Jovic | right elbow contusion | elbow | Dec 17, 2025 → Dec 21, 2025 |
| Player | Role | Strongest functions | Minutes | On/Off | Stab. RAPM | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 2,350 | — | — | metrics unavailable | |
| — | — | 2,140 | — | — |
On/Off and stabilized RAPM are separate impact lanes on a per-100 scale — never combined into one grade. A dash means evidence is unavailable, not zero.
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Functional Strength · led by Jaime Jaquez Jr., then Davion Mitchell
MIA 2025-26 Creation: production percentile 91.7; largest contributor Jaime Jaquez Jr. (22.0% of above-replacement production); no_immediate_function_need.
Middle Tier Distributed · led by Dru Smith, then Bam Adebayo
MIA 2025-26 Defensive event creation: production percentile 45.8; largest contributor Andrew Wiggins (20.6% of above-replacement production); monitor_not_priority.
MIA ranked 21 of 30 in self-created shot share (45.6%), 13 of 30 in self-created eFG, and 20 of 30 in assisted eFG. Primary creator: Jaime Jaquez Jr.. Team-level creator attribution: 100.0%. Creation profile: assisted structure heavy; dependency: distributed creation; shotmaking: mixed shotmaking.
MIA 2025-26 carried $157,151,899 of selected player charges (101.6% of the cap), placing it in over cap below tax on selected player charges. Its highest contracted function cost was interior_finish at 17.7% of the cap; highest measured need was event_creation. Exact exception and transaction legality is withheld without team cap-hold and exception-use ledgers.
Dru Smith has a reported team option for the 2028 season at a reported $2,934,742. Team controls the option. The stored date is the CBA outside date; the contract may require an earlier decision.
Davion Mitchell has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Tyler Herro has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
No accepted future asset-control rows are governed for this team yet. Asset-control coverage is known to be partial league-wide — this is missing evidence, not an empty cupboard.
No governed authority-regime rows are knowable for this team at this as-of moment.
Officially announced. | Exact event and roster-action lineage promoted by nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825.
Departure side derived only from the named completed/reported destination move; evidence status is preserved. Officially announced. | Exact event and roster-action lineage promoted by nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825.
Departure side derived only from the named completed/reported destination move; evidence status is preserved. Officially announced.
Departure side derived only from the named completed/reported destination move; evidence status is preserved. Officially announced.
Departure side derived only from the named completed/reported destination move; evidence status is preserved. Officially announced.
Departure side derived only from the named completed/reported destination move; evidence status is preserved. Officially announced.
Officially announced. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Officially announced; exact public date not reconstructed in this build. | Canonical promotion is blocked only by the missing exact effective date; source cutoff and capture time are not substituted.
Officially announced; exact public date not reconstructed in this build. | Canonical promotion is blocked only by the missing exact effective date; source cutoff and capture time are not substituted.
This attributable report was unresolved at the requested time.
This attributable report was unresolved at the requested time.
This attributable report was unresolved at the requested time.
Later resolved by the completed Miami acquisition.
Official selecting-team result; NBA.com also reports draft-rights trade to OKC. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Official selecting-team result; NBA.com also reports draft-rights trade to MIL. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
| not recorded |
| — |
| Kasparas Jakucionis | left ankle soreness | ankle | Dec 14, 2025 → Dec 21, 2025 | Dec 21, 2025 | — |
| Pelle Larsson | left ankle sprain | ankle | Dec 9, 2025 → Dec 21, 2025 | not recorded | — |
| Davion Mitchell | left ankle sprain | ankle | Dec 9, 2025 → Dec 21, 2025 | Dec 21, 2025 | — |
| Dru Smith | left hip contusion | hip | Dec 6, 2025 → Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | — |
| Davion Mitchell | right groin tightness | groin | Dec 6, 2025 → Dec 9, 2025 | Dec 9, 2025 | — |
| Pelle Larsson | right toe sprain | toe | Dec 2, 2025 → Dec 5, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 | — |
| Norman Powell | left ankle sprain | ankle | Dec 2, 2025 → Dec 6, 2025 | Dec 6, 2025 | — |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | right groin strain | groin | Nov 28, 2025 → Dec 6, 2025 | Dec 6, 2025 | — |
| Dru Smith | left hip contusion | hip | Nov 25, 2025 → Nov 26, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | — |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | right hip tightness | hip | Nov 25, 2025 → Nov 26, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | — |
| Norman Powell | left groin strain | groin | Nov 23, 2025 → Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 | — |
| Norman Powell | left hip | hip | Nov 22, 2025 → Nov 23, 2025 | Nov 23, 2025 | — |
| Nikola Jovic | right hip impingement | hip | Nov 19, 2025 → Dec 6, 2025 | Dec 6, 2025 | — |
| Norman Powell | left hip contusion | hip | Nov 13, 2025 → Nov 14, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | — |
| Davion Mitchell | back contusion | back | Nov 11, 2025 → Nov 14, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | — |
| Dru Smith | right knee contusion | knee | Nov 9, 2025 → Nov 23, 2025 | Nov 23, 2025 | — |
| Norman Powell | right ankle sprain | ankle | Nov 8, 2025 → Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | — |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | left ankle sprain | ankle | Nov 8, 2025 → Nov 14, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | — |
| Nikola Jovic | right hip contusion | hip | Oct 29, 2025 → Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | — |
| Norman Powell | right groin strain | groin | Oct 28, 2025 → Nov 7, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | — |
| Simone Fontecchio | left calf soreness | calf | Oct 27, 2025 → Oct 28, 2025 | Oct 28, 2025 | — |
| Nikola Jovic | back pain | back | Oct 21, 2025 → Oct 22, 2025 | Oct 22, 2025 | — |
| Tyler Herro | left ankle · surgery | ankle | Oct 21, 2025 → Dec 3, 2025 | not recorded | — |
| Kel'el Ware | left ankle sprain | ankle | Oct 21, 2025 → Oct 26, 2025 | Oct 26, 2025 | — |
| Kasparas Jakucionis | right groin strain | groin | Oct 21, 2025 → Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | — |
| Terry Rozier | left hamstring strain | hamstring | Oct 21, 2025 → Oct 22, 2025 | Oct 22, 2025 | — |
| metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 2,089 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 2,040 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,858 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,734 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,720 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,165 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,121 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,067 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 932 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 802 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 403 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 276 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 58 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 22 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 14 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
Functional Strength · led by Kel'el Ware, then Jaime Jaquez Jr.
MIA 2025-26 Interior finishing: production percentile 87.5; largest contributor Bam Adebayo (19.7% of above-replacement production); no_immediate_function_need.
Functional Strength · led by Davion Mitchell, then Jaime Jaquez Jr.
MIA 2025-26 Passing connectivity: production percentile 91.7; largest contributor Davion Mitchell (22.3% of above-replacement production); no_immediate_function_need.
Withheld Proxy Only · led by Bam Adebayo, then Bam Adebayo
MIA 2025-26 Point-of-attack defense proxy: conclusion withheld (withheld_proxy_only).
Middle Tier Single Point Dependency · led by Kel'el Ware, then Kel'el Ware
MIA 2025-26 Rebounding: production percentile 58.3; largest contributor Bam Adebayo (40.9% of above-replacement production); redundancy_risk_if_primary_unavailable.
Functional Strength · led by Bam Adebayo, then Jaime Jaquez Jr.
MIA 2025-26 Rim pressure: production percentile 79.2; largest contributor Bam Adebayo (23.7% of above-replacement production); no_immediate_function_need.
Functional Shortage · led by Kel'el Ware, then Bam Adebayo
MIA 2025-26 Rim protection: production percentile 12.5; largest contributor Kel'el Ware (29.8% of above-replacement production); structural_shortage.
Withheld No Above Replacement Production · led by Bam Adebayo, then Bam Adebayo
MIA 2025-26 Screening: conclusion withheld (withheld_no_above_replacement_production).
Functional Strength · led by Andrew Wiggins, then Davion Mitchell
MIA 2025-26 Shooting and spacing: production percentile 79.2; largest contributor Andrew Wiggins (26.2% of above-replacement production); no_immediate_function_need.
Withheld Proxy Only · led by Bam Adebayo, then Bam Adebayo
MIA 2025-26 Switch coverage proxy: conclusion withheld (withheld_proxy_only).
Coverage: partial future core salary schedule. Scheduled core salary is a partial schedule, not a full cap projection.
Pelle Larsson has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Andrew Wiggins has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Dru Smith has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Kel'el Ware has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Kasparas Jakucionis has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2029 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. has a reported team option for the 2027 season at a reported $5,939,141. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.
Kasparas Jakucionis has a reported team option for the 2029 season at a reported $6,205,686. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.
Kasparas Jakucionis has a reported team option for the 2028 season at a reported $4,024,440. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.