Getty LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Miami Heat just made a trade for Normal Powell that upped their ceiling in 2025-26, potentially as high as an actual playoff team (top-six seed) that doesn’t have to fight its way into the last two spots in the East via the NBA’s play-in tournament. That Miami got Powell for very little in return isn’t the feather in the franchise’s proverbial cap that some have made it out to be. Multiple analysts at ESPN and The Ringer have pointed out