Do the Miami Heat need a traditional No. 1 option?
Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA
Five Reasons Sports Network
4.6 • 633 Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
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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