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Do the Miami Heat need a traditional No. 1 option?

Do the Miami Heat need a traditional No. 1 option?

Update: 2025-11-25
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It's been the consensus for decades, that NBA teams need a true No.1 player, even if there are only few in the league at a time. Is it still true? And can any of the Heat's current players rise to that level, as Jimmy Butler once did when it mattered? Ethan Skolnick and Eternal Bast debate.


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Do the Miami Heat need a traditional No. 1 option?

Do the Miami Heat need a traditional No. 1 option?

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