Historical Comparisons to the 2020 Miami Heat

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English - October 01, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour
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The Miami Heat unexpectedly reached the 2020 NBA Finals and face off with the Los Angeles Lakers. Gabe Ibrahim and Alex Lange try to find teams that are similar to the Miami Heat throughout NBA history as well players that resemble Bam Adebayo and put Lebron James's 10th NBA Finals into context.

They discussed the 2004 Detroit Pistons (14:11), the 2013-14 Golden State Warriors (25:19), the Derrick Rose/Jimmy Butler Bulls (35:24), and the 2009-10 Phoenix Suns led by Steve Nash and Goran Dragic (39:39). Then, they get into the Bam comparisons to some NBA greats (47:30) and what Lebron's accomplishments mean for his legacy (57:58). Subscribe to our newsletter: ballthroughtheages.substack.com.

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