Where the Miami Heat fit in the future Eastern Conference

<p>As the Miami Heat hang out in the back end of the play-in, it doesn&#39;t look much more promising for next season. Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo evaluate how the East teams look heading into the offseason of 2026-27 and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><p>• <a href="http://goldbelly.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>GoldBelly.com</strong></a><strong> (code: ONTHEFLOOR)</strong></p><p>• <a href="http://RealMerchantServices.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>RealMerchantServices.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady&#39;s writing for <strong>Sports Illustrated </strong>here!</p><p>• <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol</strong></a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick</strong></a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Join us on our <a href="https://discord.gg/5OTF" rel="nofollow"><strong>Off The Floor Discord</strong></a> server for the most …