Giannis Has Big Start, Heat Begin 1 4

Giannis Antetokounmpo is putting up 27.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, but the Miami Heat are 1-4 to start the 2026-27 season. He has 125 points and 50 rebounds through five games, the first player to hit those marks with a new team while losing four of those games. Miami paid a huge price to get Giannis and Bobby Portis from Milwaukee in June, sending out Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks, a swap and a second-rounder. The early issue is spacing. Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins are struggling from deep, and the starting five has a minus-30.1 net rating in 53 minutes.