The Miami Heat have fallen behind in terms of sheer athletic competition, and it's not just the Heat. The teams loaded with 6-5 to 7-0 athleticism run the NBA now. If the mindset is not getting to that, then you're just in the way. The Heat's problem is that in a league where size tends to get exaggerated, they also list at 6-5 Tyler Herro, Pelle Larsson, and Kasparas Jakucionis, with Jaime Jaquez Jr. listed at 6-6. So that's a lot of smaller wings in a league where bigger wings play to an advantage. Plus, there is the question of the athleticism of that group. Pat Riley said it after the season, that the Heat need to get bigger and more athletic. He even mentioned how Davion Mitchell would be special if bigger. But he's not. And the Heat are not. The Heat were good/average last year, but not great. The intensity wasn't there last season. We saw many times in close games, the Heat couldn't get stops. Also, stops on defense lead to easier baskets. So, the Heat will need to focus on making the Miami Heat an elite defensive team next year. With a Gianni Antetokounmpo addition, the Heat return with a lineup with four plus-defenders, when counting Giannis, Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, and Davion Mitchell. And while you still might have to compensate for Norman Powell, there also could be a move in free agency for a 3-and-D wing. With Giannis, the Heat's defense will be back to something closer to the Alonzo Mourning era and other Heat defense-driven success stories.