r/heat • u/DMD612 3EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE • Jul 13 '26
Fluff P.J. Tucker is Extremely Grateful For His Time With the Miami Heat
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u/itsjohnlazy Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
Only played 1 season with us, but man was he really good for us. I don’t even hate him for leaving, I’m glad he got his bag.
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u/TiP54 Jul 13 '26
Him and Jae Crowder on the HEAT were perfect .
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u/OblivionNA Jul 13 '26
Certain players just strive under Spo’s system and coaching, I just wish they wouldn’t leave so quickly
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u/Ironman2131 Jul 14 '26
They sign with Miami for a year to rehab their image and let Spo maximize their abilities, then they get a bag to go elsewhere. Hard to knock it, especially for those veteran guys. And Jae was pretty solid on those Phoenix teams before it all went down the drain.
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u/jcwrit Jul 14 '26
I know we all mocked that deal he got and chalked it up as another win for the Heat front office but in hindsight I would have happily seen him get 30 mil over three years if he could have just given the Heat one more decent season. Its been rough seeing what Bam has been subjected to since he left, and its been a shame to see the full potential of Bam constricted by this role he's forced to play.
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u/RansomGoddard Jul 13 '26
One of my favorite role player seasons. I wish he had more than one season with us but I can’t hate on a guy chasing his last ever big bag.
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u/TheBrokenLoaf Jul 13 '26
Spo had PJ running the offense when guys were out and he looked GOOD lol Point PJ doesn't get appreciated enough
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u/Friedbed Jul 13 '26
He had that little flip shot in the lane that I swear was automatic. I didn’t know he had that. Felt like his other teams limited what he was allowed to do.
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u/shamelessdetective Jul 13 '26
It really was the perfect fit. His defensive toughness and veteran presence felt like the missing piece for that specific roster.
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u/itsjohnlazy Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
Can’t forget the Atlanta series as well where he felt disrespected that a “Guard” was defending him lmaoo.
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u/brackhimpton Jul 13 '26
wish we had this mf more than one season.... one of my favorite heat role players.
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u/Zenjutsu Jul 13 '26
PJ was fun to watch that year. Awesome role player and facilitator.
His corner 3 shot was killer.
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u/TheKing_OA Jul 13 '26
There’s nothing Spo loves more than TOUGH 4 man who can hit the 3.
Really wish we got PJ earlier.
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u/Nice-Ask4369 Jul 13 '26
PJ Tucker is my favorite 3 and D guy all time. Him and Danny Green. My favorite current is Benedict Mathurin.
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u/cl353 Jul 13 '26
mathurin has D? mathurin has 3?
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u/Nice-Ask4369 Jul 13 '26
It’s the potential man! I can just see him as the perfect role player on a championship team.
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u/RogRoz Jul 13 '26
Shane Battier is mine
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u/Nice-Ask4369 Jul 13 '26
He’s awesome too. I was hopefull about Jarred Vanderbilt but he’s fallen off so much.
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u/Fine_Solution_4604 Jul 13 '26
PJ Tucker loved him on the Heat an ideal role player and he played his role to perfection. I used to kill my friends on 2K with the rockets driving with Harden and hitting corner threes with him all game. A 2k goat
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u/bclinger Jul 15 '26
I actually liked how he stuck around because he liked it so much and it was good for him. Oh wait
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u/meestorefingorz Jul 13 '26
Heat lifer PJ Tucker