Courtside Players Club NBA 1-3 Units (1/25/25)

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1 Pick (3 Units).

6PM EST: Heat -8.5 (3 Units).

Both Miami and Brooklyn are going through it of late and for very different reasons. It's Jimmy Butler drama for Miami and the war of attrition for Brooklyn. The Heat still have some + NBA starters and rotation pieces though. They're a .500 club and are 13-12 with Jimmy in the lineup. At this point in his career, he's just not the same guy he used to be. Brooklyn wasn't great to begin with and now they're without their top 2 scorers. DeAngelo Russell and Ben Simmons are also listed as Game Time Decisions and there's no reason to play them if they aren't 100%. They didn't have those 4 against the Suns their last time out and lost 84-108. That's a below average Suns defense that was also shorthanded. Nets also have a couple depth pieces ruled out as well.