The Miami Heat Beat Podcast

First show of the 2017-18 NBA season and we are back in full swing! Heat Twitter President Alf fills us in on what’s been on his mind lately. Giancarlo Navas, Christian Hernandez, Leif, Alex Toledo and Brian Goins talk Dwyane Wade signing with Cleveland, roster construction, and trading Erik Spoelstra for Klay Thompson? Small Sample Size Theater makes its triumphant return and convinces us all how...

Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins, Leif, Brassjazz, Alex Toledo and Christian Hernandez spend the entire show debating Kyrie Irving's value, what it would take for Miami to acquire him, and why Cleveland is turning into full dumpster fire mode. Gianni also reveals a hidden love for Tyler Johnson that you can't miss. Oh... and Brian's Time to Shine returns, sort of. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Gianni tones his outraged persona down for this episode. Hooray! Brass, Leif, Alex Toledo and Brian Goins join to discuss everything from puppet media questions, the Heat Beat perception of being homers, and who the most likely Heat member to search on the deep web is? We also debut "That's So Riley?" where we take your hard-hitting journalism questions that the media wouldn't dare ask The Godfath...

Kelly Olynyk gets signed by the Miami HEAT minutes before the show. What happens next is unhinged Giancarlo Navas blasting his bile and poison at tradable contracts. Harrison Cytryn, Clay Ferraro of WPLG, Crab, and Brian Goins try to calm him to no success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

Draft day is upon us!!! We watch the 2017 NBA Draft live and react to everything as it happened. Gianni has no idea about who any of these people are. Nekias and Alex try to provide analysis. We also watch Monk drop and are on "Monk Watch" for much of the show. Also, who the hell is Adebayo? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...

The Finals are over!! The guys break down the NBA Finals as everyone slanders a different person. We talk how delusional HEAT fans think they are getting everyone and how McBobs is gonna save the HEAT? Gianni also tells his drunken story at a Chicago wedding, the guys react. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswi...

We welcomed Josh Baumgard of Slice Miami, who joined Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins and Alex Toledo as they talked 2017 NBA Finals. Brian's old bad takes were exposed and the guys compared Golden State to the Big 3 Miami HEAT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

The Clusterbleep crew rejoins with special guest Chris Joseph of the Miami New Times. Harrison scorches the Earth with his hot takes on LeBron James, HGH, Michael Jordan and more. Brass Jazz is unhinged. And Christian Hernandez has the best Kevin "Capri Sun" Love stats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.co...

We celebrate four years of The Heat Beat Podcast with Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins, Leif, Alex Toledo, and a cameo from a very special guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gianni, Brian, Nekias, Harrison and Alf discuss the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery and marvel at Alonzo Mourning's facial expressions. We talk conference final playoff matchups, how dumb people are for suggesting that players should leave the East because of LeBron, and Brian reads scouting reports on prospects the HEAT may target poorly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

We welcomed Chris Wittyngham of beIN Sports & Univision as our special guest to join Giancarlo Navas and Brian Goins in discussions that involve: Media members and former coaches who are statistically obtuse about advanced metrics, who the greatest NBA journeymen ever is, what if NBA commentators and color analysts don't rotate every year, and why the HEAT shouldn't pursue a reunion with Dwyane Wa...

Giancarlo Navas, Jack Alfonso, Nekias Duncan and Brian Goins fight through two hours of audio troubleshooting to bring you an hour of content that somehow talks about the Miami HEAT during a time when there are no games or news. How do we overcome it? Great question, you ask. Well, on this episode we debut a new segment where we give relationship advice using coined Spo-isms dubbed, "Exes and Spos...

If you like bad, inconsistent internet connections, the sizzling sound of burgers being seared and Gianni's frenzied yelling sprinkled with some basketball talk, this is the pod for you. God bless your heart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal dat...

We welcomed Israel Gutierrez of ESPN & Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald to discuss two of the greatest Miami HEAT stories published on the same day: (1) Pay Riley's Manifesto from ESPN: The Magazine as written by Wright Thompson and (2) Dion Waiters' Masterpiece written by Dion "Google Me" Waiters himself for the Player's Tribune. We also break down HEAT free agency with Barry, who dropped some s...

Gianni, Alf, Alex and Brian welcome Allana Tachauer of Hoops Habit to breakdown Pat Riley's season-ending presser, Bulls-Celtics, Brad "2-10" Stevens, and #AssetsTwitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gianni, Leif, Alf, Brass Jazz and Brian get together for the first offseason podcast of the Miami HEAT season by discussing exit interview comments from James Johnson and Dion Waiters, Carmelo Anthony rumors, an anime bet that didn't go as planned, and a former HEAT assistant dropping the hammer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Gianni, Harrison and Alex welcome Kelly Cohen of the Washington Examiner and SB Nation as they reflect on the 2016-17 season. We make fun of the Atlanta Hawks for being losers, slander more media members and discuss Hassan Whiteside as a potential dating suitor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...

We welcomed Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated as our special guest alongside Gianni, Harrison, Alex, Brass Jazz, and Brian to discuss: • Why Udonis Haslem is a liar—at least to Gianni. • We obsess about HEAT Culture and how players are making it seem like it's a cult. • We revisit our takes from the beginning of the season. • Rohan tells us Heat Twitter is too savage for him....and so much more...

Anthony Chiang—the puppet!—returns from his 6-8 week ban for his fourth appearance on The Heat Beat Podcast to discuss last night's HEAT win over the Charlotte Hornets (all the threes) with Gianni, Harrison, Leif and Brian. We bring back the most strident and cocksure Hot Take Harry ever. We play the game that's sweeping the nation, "HEAT lifer or not a HEAT lifer?" And we debate whether or not Di...

We spend most of the show derailing away from HEAT topics, using the power of laughter to make us feel better about Miami inching closer away from playoff contention. We bring back the #MHBMailbag, Grinding Windermans II, and Nekias drops another golden one-liner during his "Small Sample Size Theater." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...

Gianni, Alf, Harrison and Brian discuss the HEAT's playoff push, the hilarity of the Knicks, what HEAT Culture is perceived around the league, Gordan Hayward rumors, and we debut a new segment properly dubbed: "Heat Lifer or Not A Heat Lifer?"Thanks to @brassjazz for practicing real journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...

Alf, Jack, Gianni and Brian get obsessed discussing which HEAT broadcaster would win in a fight. We start a beef with Anthony Chiang and debate the playoff race/Justise Winslow's prospects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our enemy Jorge Sedano of ESPN joins Alf, Leif, and Gianni. He namedrops a bunch of famous athletes while hijacking our show, Gianni doesn't have the guts to say the HEAT will make the playoffs, and Leif and Sedano get into it about Culture vs. Process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins and Nekias Duncan welcomed Chris Axmann of the Almighty Baller Podcast Network. We make the case for Spoach of the Year, Gianni acts like a nerd...again, and Dion Waiters did what to our mothers? All of this—including the glorious tirade of Dion Waiters and child bearers—will be aired on Dash Radio under the "Almighty Baller Radio" channel. Tune in this Friday at 3 p.m...

We did the show we would've done on Tuesday had Evan Cohen not hijacked our show and made it better. Just kidding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.