The Miami Heat's New Starting Five is a Fantasy Fever Dream (And They Are Still 2-4)

The Miami Heat are rolling out a starting five on Monday that looks like a glitch in the simulation.

According to Underdog NBA, Miami is officially starting Donovan Mitchell, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Bam Adebayo. That is not a basketball lineup. That is a fantasy draft where someone hacked the commissioner's settings.

"Lineup alert: Heat will start Mitchell, Thompson, Wiggins, Giannis, Adebayo on Monday. - @UnderdogNBA"

On paper, this collection of names should have the Eastern Conference waving the white flag. But the absolute funniest part of this superteam experiment is that the Heat are currently sitting at a very mortal 2-4 in the standings.

Despite assembling a roster with enough combined accolades to fill a museum, Miami is still trying to figure out how to play actual basketball. Throwing five guys who are used to dominating the ball onto the same floor is a spacing nightmare. The perimeter defense appears to be relying entirely on vibes and whatever is left of Thompson and Wiggins' knees.

If you are trying to navigate player props or daily fantasy for this team, good luck. Trying to predict the usage rates between Mitchell and Giannis while keeping Adebayo involved is a complete guessing game right now. There is only one basketball to go around, and the betting markets are going to be a mess until this group proves they can share it.

Miami heads to Los Angeles to face the Lakers on Monday night to try and stop the bleeding. If this massive payroll drops another game to fall to 2-5, the panic button in South Beach is going to get smashed through the floorboards.