On Wednesday night, the Miami Heat will open up their 2026-27 regular season when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Florida.
The Timberwolves beat the Heat (in Miami) by a score of 125-124 in the preseason.
Miami Heat Announce Injury Report
For Wednesday’s game, the Heat have announced their injury report.
Myron Gardner and Dru Smith are both listed as available.
Vladislav Goldin is questionable.
@WadexFlash wrote: “🚨 Miami Heat will have their full rotation available for tomorrow’s game vs the Timberwolves. Bam, Pelle and Dru are all off the injury report. The road to banner 4 officially begins.”
Bam, Pelle and Dru are all off the injury report.
The road to banner 4 officially begins.
Minnesota Timberwolves Announce Injury Report
Meanwhile, the Timberwolves will be without Donte DiVincenzo.
Looking At The Heat
The Heat are coming off a season where they were the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 43-39 record.
They lost to the Charlotte Hornets in the play-in tournament, so they missed the 2026 NBA playoffs.
The franchise last reached the NBA Finals during the 2023 season when they lost to the Denver Nuggets.
Looking At The Timberwolves
On the other side, the Timberwolves are coming off a season where they were the 6th seed in the Western Conference with a 49-33 record.
They beat the Nuggets in the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs.
However, the Timberwolves lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the second round (in six games).
Over the offseason, they acquired LaMelo Ball in a trade with the Hornets.
ESPN’s Shams Charania wrote (on June 25): “BREAKING: The Charlotte Hornets are trading star guard LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps (2028, 2029, 2030) and three second-round picks (2029, 2032, 2033), sources tell ESPN.”
Miami Heat And Minnesota Timberwolves Announce Full Injury Reports