The Heat has the personnel to play big lineups in an NBA that’s trending in the other direction.
While teams are playing smaller and faster than ever this season, Miami currently features three centers in its rotation — seven-footers Hassan Whiteside and Kelly Olynyk, and 6-10 Bam Adebayo. With only 48 minutes to split at center each night, Miami plays two of the three big men together during certain stretches of games in order to fit them all into the rotation.