Overview
- Portis confirmed he will wear No. 95 for the Miami Heat and said he did not want to keep No. 9 because it felt tied to his time in Milwaukee.
- He told reporters he chose 95 after seeing a '95 South' highway sign on the drive to Miami and noted that Interstate 95 runs straight into the city.
- Portis was included in the blockbuster Giannis Antetokounmpo trade that moved him from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Heat.
- Miami acquired Portis as a proven bench scorer; he averaged 13.7 points and 6.4 rebounds last season largely in a sixth‑man role.
- The No. 95 choice is highly unusual in the NBA and could shape Portis’s new Miami identity and merchandising as he settles with the team.