Spoelstra with message for fans of the Heat: Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who hasn't spoken to the media since Dwyane Wade left, delivered this message in two videos on Heat.com: "You learn pretty quickly in this league that your roster is going to change, sometimes your staff changes. Expectations change. It's like that every year. Just when you get comfortable, it will change. This is a new challenge. We're embracing the change. We're excited about the future, excited about the guys we have on our team. You also have to have the right kind of players." -- The Miami Herald

Erik Spoelstra insists expectations surrounding Miami Heat ‘will not change’: Erik Spoelstra has spoken. The Heat head coach discussed the 2016-17 season for the first time since Dwyane Wade’s departure in videos published by the organization on Tuesday afternoon. “The expectations will not change,” Spoestra said in the video. -- The Palm Beach Post

Spoelstra: Miami Heat are embracing the challenge of change: After an offseason in which the team lost the best player in franchise history, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra finally broke his silence. Spoelstra hadn’t spoken publicly since the team and guard Dwyane Wade parted ways, but he released a video to the Heat’s website on Tuesday. Last month, Wade decided to join the Chicago Bulls after playing 13 seasons and winning three championships in Miami. -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel