"The Miami Heat's biggest splash of the offseason was acquiring veteran wing Norman Powell form the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade earlier this summer. Powell's addition is a fairly seamless fit, especially at the price - which came at the expense of veteran forwards Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson, both fringe rotation players. Though there are questions about his fit alongside one-time All-Star Tyler Herro, who's coming off the best year of his career."
""Career years at age 31 are rare, but it's even less common for a player to sustain such a late-blooming breakout," Hughes wrote. "Powell put up a personal-best 21.8 points on a 61.5 true shooting percentage for the Clippers last season, starting a career-high 60 games and even earning some All-Star consideration. He might still be a solid offensive starter for the Heat, but he's not going to duplicate last season's efforts.""
"There's no doubt that last season was the best year of Powell's 10-year career. In his first season as a full-time starter since 2021-22, he averaged a career-high 21.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists on 48.4 percent shooting from the floor, 41.8 percent from 3-point range and 80.4 percent from the free-throw line. He was the Clippers' No. 2 option alongside Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. And there is a world where that the case with Herro, Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins."
Miami acquired 32-year-old Norman Powell from the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade, sending veteran forwards Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson elsewhere. Powell adds scoring punch to a Heat offense that ranked bottom-third over the past three seasons. He averaged a career-high 21.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists last season on 48.4 percent shooting overall and 41.8 percent from three. Bleacher Report projects Powell as Miami's biggest faller for 2025-26, predicting he will not duplicate last season's efficiency and scoring. Powell's role and starting status remain uncertain alongside Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins.
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